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Tesla robots visit Capitol Hill amid anti-DOGE protests, attacks on Elon Musk's dealerships
The House select committee on combatting China held an event highlighting American tech and robotics manufacturers on Capitol Hill. Tesla made an appearance on Capitol Hill Wednesday where the company was held up as one of several key American manufacturers during a bipartisan event on U.S.-made robotics. Two Tesla humanoid robots were at the event, with onlookers crowding the machines as they struck various poses. They waved their arms at times, and held up hands with two fingers aloft on each in a Richard Nixon-like pose. At one point, a robot's arm swung out and hit the rope dividing it from the crowd, briefly sending a security guard scrambling to fix it.
First-ever 'China Week' takes aim at America's dependence on Beijing
The China fight is on. Last week, the House of Representatives stepped up to the Herculean task of passing 25 bills targeting Chinese intrusions into America's economy and technology. This first-ever "China Week" took aim at drones, bad Chinese network routers, batteries and federal biotech contracts with Chinese firms. "House indulges in Mad Hatter's Tea Party," screamed state-run China Daily on Thursday, lamenting "40 years of mutually beneficial relationships. President, Xi Jinping waves as he leaves after speaking at a press event on Oct. 23, 2022, in Beijing, China. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of the House Select Committee on China, put it clearly. "This week, we will draw a line in the sand.