Cox, who chaired the House select committee on technology transfers to China, told the members of the Republican National Committee that the administration's foreign policies have "made a more dangerous world," by failing to address the issues of arms proliferation, facilitating the transfer of high technology to China and ignoring human rights abuses by Chinese communists.

After rattling off a list of human rights violations by China, Cox accused the president and vice president of being "deaf, silent and blind," to China's history of abuse over the past six years, and said the administration's security policy toward China has failed because of what he called a "craven" attempt to curry favor with China's communist leadership.

At one point, Cox was asked by a member of the RNC to explain the difference between the administration's China policy and treason. After a brief pause, Cox said, "We know it when we see it," drawing applause from the assembled Republicans, who were attending the committee's annual winter meeting.

Much of the information uncovered by Cox's committee regarding the transfer of technology to China is included in a top secret report, which Cox said he hopes to get declassified and released publicly, perhaps as early as March.

Cox was also asked about what role, if any, was played by Democratic fundraiser John Huang in the transfer of technology to China. Citing the classified nature of the select committee's report, Cox said only that "John Huang is discussed in our report."