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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Sixth District Representative Ben Cline was appointed to the House select committee on the Chinese Communist Party. The committee will study and determine the best ways to counter Chinese influence across multiple areas including telecommunications, immigration, foreign affairs issues, and national security.

“My specialty coming from the judiciary committee, as an attorney, as someone who is on the intellectual property subcommittee I’m familiar with Chinese efforts to steal intellectual property from music to movies, you name it digital content is at risk online. So it’s hurting the ability of American entrepreneurs to make a living or to succeed and we want to counteract that,” said Cline, a Republican who represents the Shenandoah Valley.

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