Sen MarshaBlackburn is championing a bill requiring USGAO to issue a report in an effort to understand how China could use sister-city partnerships in the US to spy or gain influence. RepChipRoy is introducing companion legislation in the House.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn is championing a bill, along with four other Republican senators, that would require the Government Accountability Office to issue a report in an effort to understand how China could use sister-city partnerships in the U.S. to spy or gain influence. Rep. Chip Roy is also introducing companion legislation in the lower chamber.
Blackburn introduced the bill in the last session of Congress, but it never moved out of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. She said she believes there’s more urgency to pass the bill now as a result of growing Chinese military aggression. “I think there is growing concern over what China is doing. Thereby, you’re going to see bipartisan support for this to continue to grow,” Blackburn said. “We know the Chinese Communist Party has said they will use the sister-city partnerships to build relationships with people that they feel will run for higher offices someday in the future.”
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