Two House Republicans are questioning the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts regarding its decision to host the National Ballet of China, saying the dance company is part of communist China’s “political machinery,” according to a letter provided to The Epoch Times.
Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and John Moolenaar (R-Mich.) sent a letter to the Kennedy Center’s Chairman David Rubenstein and President Deborah Rutter on Jan. 24. The letter states that the performing arts center receives annual congressional appropriations, including $44 million for fiscal year 2024, to ensure its function as a public building.
The lawmakers pointed out that “there is a responsibility to be accountable to the U.S. taxpayers for what goes on in their building.”…