American consulting firm McKinsey & Company is working for the Chinese military and Chinese Communist Party, according to the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
Committee Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) and U.S. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) recently shared evidence with Attorney General Merrick Garland and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
The lawmakers provided examples of how McKinsey shaped the Chinese Communist Party’s five-year plans to surpass the United States, and advanced the party and Chinese military.
McKinsey failed to disclose consulting work for the Chinese government as required by U.S. law, and under oath appeared to misrepresent the firm’s work for the Chinese government.
Since 2008, the company has receiving more than $480 million to consult for the U.S. military. The lawmakers questioned whether McKinsey should remain eligible for Department of Defense (DOD) contracts.
“It is deeply disturbing that McKinsey, which has a history of undermining the interests of the U.S. government in favor of another client, engaged in sensitive government contracts with DOD while failing to disclose its work with the PRC [People’s Republic of China] government and its state-owned enterprises on issues of national importance,” the lawmakers said.
The lawmakers asked for a briefing from Garland and Austin no later than Dec. 1.