Harrigan introduced the Military Installation Retail Security Act, which would remove the physical storefronts of companies owned by China, Russia, Iran, or North Korea from U.S. military bases. The legislation also calls for a review of all retail stores on military bases to determine if there are foreign ties.
GNC entered Harrigan’s crosshairs when CCP-run Harbin Pharmaceuticals purchased it in 2020. At the time, GNC had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and Harbin was already its largest shareholder, with a 40% stake. Storefronts are franchises typically owned by locals.
“Right now, a company owned by the Chinese Communist Party is operating over 80 stores on American military bases,” Harrigan said of GNC in a press release. “These stores are in a position to collect personal data from our troops, operate with almost no oversight, and answer directly to a hostile…
