Rahm Emanuel to testify about countering China's 'economic coercion against democracies'

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is set to testify on Wednesday on Capitol Hill.



The House Select Committee wants to hear from Emanuel about countering China's "economic coercion against democracies."

The hearing is titled "United We Stand: Strategies to Counter PRC Economic Coercion Against Democracies."

Emanuel served as an ambassador to Japan from late 2021 to January 2025.



He was critical of China's economic and geopolitical strategies during his three years in Japan.

Former Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia Scott Morrison will also be there, according to the committee's website.

It is set to begin at 10 a.m. E.T.
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