Washington DC, July 10 -- Senior US Republican lawmakers have called on the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate the vandalism of a California museum dedicated to victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Massacre, raising concerns that the incident could be linked to the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) alleged campaign of transnational repression.

Chairman of the US House Select Committee on China, John Moolenaar and Co-Chair of the US Congressional-Executive Commission on China, Chris Smith, sent a letter to Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche urging the DOJ to determine whether the attack on the June 4 Massacre Memorial Museum was connected to individuals acting on behalf of the CCP.

Moolenaar accused the CCP of attempting to...