A group of House Republicans has introduced a bill that would require the nation’s capital to withdraw a “sister city” agreement with China.
The District of Columbia currently has 15 sister city agreements with municipalities around the world, including Brussels, Paris, Seoul, and Beijing, according to a list on the government’s website.
Among them, “China is uniquely marked by worsening human rights conditions, making this relationship particularly troubling,” Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), who spearheaded the legislative efforts, said in a statement on July 17.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.), a co-sponsor of the Washington Sister Cities Act, said that the CCP has “weaponized so-called ‘sister city’ partnerships to advance their malign disinformation campaign in Washington, providing China with a pathway to spy on our government and expand their disinformation campaign.”…
US Lawmakers Push DC to Sever ‘Sister City’ Relationship With Beijing
