A bipartisan group of 24 House lawmakers is calling for federal investigations into China-based Unitree Robotics, warning that its products pose a national security risk.
The lawmakers sent a letter, dated May 6, to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr.
Led by Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and committee ranking member Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-III.), the lawmakers pointed out that Unitree has “well-documented ties to PLA-affiliated institutions and Chinese Communist Party (CCP) entities.” PLA is an acronym for the Chinese regime’s military, the People’s Liberation Army….