; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Countering Communist China Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Title I—Matters Related to Trade, Investment, and Economic Relations Title II—Matters Relating to Countering China’s Malign Influence Title III—Matters Relating to Medical and National Security Supply Chains Title IV—Matters Relating to Research and Development Title V—Matters Related to Education Title VI—Matters Related to Democracy, Human Rights and Taiwan Title VII—Matters Related to Defense Title VIII—Matters Related to the Protection of Intellectual Property Title IX—Matters Related to Financial Services Title X—Offsets XI—National Security Authorizations XII—Fentanyl XIII—Energy 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party represent the foremost national security threat faced by the United States. (2) The People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party are founded on the principles antithetical to human freedom and dignity including Communism and authoritarianism. (3) The People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party seek to undermine free societies around the world and establish an alternative world order rooted in authoritarianism. (4) In November 2012, at the 17th CCP Congress, General Secretary Xi Jinping first announced his vision for achieving the Chinese dream of national rejuvenation and military and economic dominance. (5) The People’s Republic of China currently has the world’s second-largest economy in terms of nominal GDP ($14.14 trillion) and the largest in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP ($27.31 trillion). In 2000, the People’s Republic of China controlled only 4 percent of the global economy, and the United States controlled 31 percent. Today, the People’s Republic of China stands at 15 percent and the United States share has dropped to 24 percent. (6) The growth of the People’s Republic of China’s centrally controlled economy