A bipartisan group of House representatives has introduced a bill to investigate Beijing’s influence operations around the world, saying the step is necessary to protect Americans from the communist regime’s threats globally.
The proposed legislation would direct the director of national intelligence to examine the “national security implications of increased foreign malign influence” by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to the bill’s text released by the office of Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) on March 18.
Tran, who is leading the legislative effort, said the bill aims to equip U.S. policymakers with the “clear, evidence-based picture they need to protect the American people.”…
US Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Probe CCP’s ‘Foreign Malign Influence’
