Khanna and China committee press Blanche for report on Chinese manufacturing in U.S.

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Jun 03, 2026 · 589 words · By Garrett Downs

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House China select committee ranking member Ro Khanna led a bipartisan group of lawmakers pressing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for an overdue report on illegal labor practices by Chinese companies in the U.S.

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Why it matters

In a new letter sent to Blanche on Wednesday morning and shared exclusively with CNBC, the lawmakers demanded an update on the report, which Congress commissioned earlier this year.

Common ground

It comes after CNBC joined Khanna, D-Calif., on a visit to a leading auto glass manufacturer, Vitro, which accuses a Chinese competitor, Fuyao, of undercutting prices and driving out competition.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 9 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “In a new letter sent to Blanche on Wednesday morning and shared exclusively with CNBC, the lawmakers demanded an update on the report, which Congress commissioned earlier this year.”

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While the general event of the letter is corroborated in claim 0, the specific detail about the letter being 'shared exclusively with CNBC' and sent on a 'Wednesday morning' is not independently confirmed by other sources in the provided evidence.

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Claim 2: “It asked the Justice Department for a report, no less than 120 days after enactment of the bill, on the 'investigative and prosecutorial steps taken against such entities implicated in forced labor supply chains, and a detailed breakdown of all related costs to carry out these efforts.'”

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The provided evidence for this claim contains irrelevant results (a movie, a different Senate report, and a Philippine DOJ) and does not provide the specific text of the mandate regarding the 120-day report on forced labor supply chains.

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Claim 3: “Federal law enforcement in 2024 raided Fuyao's factory in Moraine, Ohio, as part of a civil forfeiture complaint related to an investigation into a potential $126 million illegal staffing and money laundering operation.”

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Multiple sources confirm that federal agents raided Fuyao Glass America in Moraine, Ohio, on July 26, 2024, as part of an investigation into a $126 million illegal staffing and money laundering operation.

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web search NEUTRAL — Ten days before federal agents raided Fuyao Glass America on July 26, 2024, an untold number of employees not authorized to work in the U.S. stopped coming to work, federal.
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Claim 4: “Congress mandated the report as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science, Energy and Water Development, and Interior and Environment appropriations bill, which President Donald Trump signed in January.”

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Claim 5: “The members requested a response by June 19.”

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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the June 19 deadline.

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Claim 6: “House China select committee ranking member Ro Khanna led a bipartisan group of lawmakers pressing acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for an overdue report on illegal labor practices by Chinese companies in the U.S. auto industry.”

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Multiple web search results from June 3, 2026, confirm that Ro Khanna, Ranking Member of the House China select committee, led a bipartisan group of lawmakers to press acting Attorney General Todd Blanche for a report on Chinese manufacturing/labor practices.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rohit "Ro" Khanna (born September 13, 1976) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative from California's 17th congressional district since 2017. A member of the Democrat…
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Claim 7: “The lawmakers also pointed out a raid at an automotive manufacturing plant in Ohio operated by the Chinese company Qingdao Sunsong and another raid at a manufacturing facility of Wellmade Industries in Georgia.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general definitions of law and lawyer directories, providing no information regarding raids at Qingdao Sunsong or Wellmade Industries.

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Claim 8: “Khanna was joined on the letter by Reps. Shontel Brown, D-Ohio, Scott Perry, R-Pa., and Mike Kelly, R-Pa.”

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The evidence confirms Ro Khanna's leadership and the existence of the letter, but the specific list of co-signatories (Brown, Perry, Kelly) is not explicitly listed in the provided search snippets, though the event itself is corroborated.

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Claim 9: “CNBC joined Khanna, D-Calif., on a visit to a leading auto glass manufacturer, Vitro, which accuses a Chinese competitor, Fuyao, of undercutting prices and driving out competition.”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Vitro (an American company) is a competitor of Fuyao and that Fuyao's pricing has threatened Vitro's operations in Ohio.

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web search NEUTRAL — Fuyao's low prices are threatening a competing glassmaking factory owned by the American company Vitro in Crestline, Ohio, that has been operating since the 1950s.
https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-15542411/Chinese-auto…

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web search NEUTRAL — Established U.S. auto glass companies have struggled to compete with Fuyao’s pricing, leading to closures. In 2022, the U.S. federal government raided Fuyao and its subsidiaries to investigate illegal…
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web search NEUTRAL — Established U.S. auto glass companies have struggled to compete with -Fuyao’s pricing, leading to closures. In 2022, the U.S. federal government raided Fuyao and its subsidiaries to investigate illega…
https://m.glassinchina.com/news/detail66974.html

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