That the House of Representatives—
opposes South Africa’s decision to host military exercises with the People’s Republic of China and the Russian Federation from February 17 to February 24, 2023;
calls on the Government of South Africa to—
cancel all future military exercises with the People’s Republic of China and Russia and rejoin United States-led exercises, such as the “Cutlass Express”;
respect the United Nations charter and publicly oppose Russia’s unjustified and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine;
strengthen its political resilience to reject the Chinese Communist Party’s authoritarian vision for South Africa; and
maintain its national sovereignty by reducing its reliance on Chinese companies in key sectors such as information and communication technology;
calls on the Biden administration to conduct a thorough review of the current and future status of the United States-South Africa bilateral relationship in light of the aforementioned actions of the Government of South Africa; and
calls on the United States Government to keep Congress apprised by providing regular and comprehensive briefings on subjects relating to South Africa including—
a complete account of all known United States-sanctioned entities and transnational criminal organizations’ connections to illicit proceeds linked to wildlife trafficking;
a detailed account of positive economic results stemming from South Africa’s inclusion in the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the United States-South Africa Trade and Investment Framework signed in 2012; and
a timeline to end the Biden administration’s climate colonialism by including gas-to-power initiatives to counter the widespread and nationwide blackouts costing the South African economy an estimated $200,000,000 per day.