Torres, Graves Urge Congress to Counter China’s 3-Pronged Use of U.S. Markets
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Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 29
Torres, Graves Urge Congress to Counter China’s 3-Pronged Use of U.S. Markets
1 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Jun 29
Summary
Ritchie Torres and former deputy commerce secretary Don Graves argued in a Washington Post opinion piece that Congress should respond to what they called China’s exploitation of U.S. financial markets.
The pair said Beijing uses market access in three ways — to steal intellectual property, monitor Americans and conduct economic espionage — putting U.S. savings and financial infrastructure at risk.
Torres, a Democrat representing New York’s 15th District, wrote from his role on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, while Graves brought experience from serving as deputy commerce secretary from 2021 to 2025.
The article frames U.S. capital markets as a national-security vulnerability, broadening debate over China policy beyond trade and technology controls to investor exposure and market oversight.