{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-doj-to-investigate-chinese-automotive-company-for-national-security-breaches-export-violations/", "Hawley Urges DOJ to Investigate Chinese Automotive Company for National Security Breaches, Export Violations", "2025-05-30", "2025", "2025-05", "Republican", "Senate", "MO", "Josh Hawley", "H001089", "www.hawley.senate.gov", "hawley", "https://www.hawley.senate.gov/press-releases/page/", "scraper", "Today, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate TuSimple Holdings \u2013 a Chinese autonomous trucking company \u2013 for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People\u2019s Republic of China, and any associated breaches of national security.\n\nIn the letter, Senator Hawley wrote, \u201cAccording to recent investigative reports, TuSimple systematically shared proprietary data, source code, and autonomous driving technologies with Chinese state-linked entities, in blatant disregard of a 2022 national security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS). These reports also revealed communications from TuSimple personnel inside China requesting the shipment of sensitive Nvidia AI chips and detailed records showing \u2018deep and longstanding ties\u2019 with Chinese military-affiliated manufacturers. To date, TuSimple has not faced serious consequences for sharing American intellectual property with China.\u201d\n\nHe continued, \u201cIf the reports about TuSimple are accurate, they represent not just a violation of export law, but a breach of national trust and a direct threat to American technological leadership. The American people deserve to know how and why a supposedly U.S.-based company was allowed to serve as a conduit for the transfer of sensitive innovations to the Chinese Communist Party.\u201d\n\nSenator Hawley concluded, \u201cI urge the Department to act swiftly and without hesitation. Any individual or entity found to have violated our laws must be held fully accountable.\u201d\n\nRead the full letter here or below.\n\nMay 28, 2025\n\nThe Honorable Pam Bondi\n\nAttorney General\n\nU.S. Department of Justice\n\n950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW\n\nWashington, DC 20530\n\nDear Attorney General Bondi,\n\nI write to urge the Department of Justice to open a formal investigation into TuSimple Holdings Inc., a Chinese autonomous trucking company, for potential violations of U.S. export controls, unauthorized transfers of sensitive technology to the People\u2019s Republic of China, and any associated breaches of national security.\n\nAccording to recent investigative reports, TuSimple systematically shared proprietary data, source code, and autonomous driving technologies with Chinese state-linked entities, in blatant disregard of a 2022 national security agreement with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)[1] These reports also revealed communications from TuSimple personnel inside China requesting the shipment of sensitive Nvidia AI chips and detailed records showing \u201cdeep and longstanding ties\u201d with Chinese military-affiliated manufacturers. To date, TuSimple has not faced serious consequences for sharing American intellectual property with China.\n\nIf the reports about TuSimple are accurate, they represent not just a violation of export law, but a breach of national trust and a direct threat to American technological leadership. The American people deserve to know how and why a supposedly U.S.-based company was allowed to serve as a conduit for the transfer of sensitive innovations to the Chinese Communist Party. I urge the Department to act swiftly and without hesitation. Any individual or entity found to have violated our laws must be held fully accountable.\n\nAs you conduct your investigation, please consider the following questions:\n\n1. Did TuSimple provide protected information to Hydron, Foton, BAIC Group, or any other affiliated Chinese entity?\n\n2. What steps has the Department of Justice taken to ensure that Bot Auto\u2014a new, Texas-based self-driving truck company staffed with former TuSimple employees and backed by Chinese capital\u2014does not engage in similar behavior?\n\n3. What activities were covered by TuSimple\u2019s national security agreement with CFIUS?\n\n4. What were the infractions of this agreement for which TuSimple paid a $6 million settlement?\n\n5. Are \u201cnational security agreements\u201d an adequate mechanism for controlling high-risk companies with known ties to the Chinese Communist Party?\n\nThank you for your attention to this matter.\n\nSincerely,\n\nJosh Hawley\n\nU.S. Senator", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T18:20:29Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.hawley.senate.gov/hawley-urges-doj-to-investigate-chinese-automotive-company-for-national-security-breaches-export-violations/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9734239429235458, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}