A new anti-Chinese government group has just been released a tool, aiming to help lawmakers and the public keep track of legislation targeting the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in state legislatures across the country.
Michael Lucci, founder and CEO of State Armor Action, warned of China’s growing efforts to infiltrate and influence America’s domestic policies through state-level channels.
“China’s communist government targets American state governments in order to undermine our homeland security,” Lucci says. “Protecting the United States from the Chinese Communist Party requires working on the front lines in statehouses across the country to combat CCP aggression and oppression.”
State Armor Action, which focuses on helping U.S. states confront global security threats from authoritarian regimes, unveiled a comprehensive online tracker that monitors and visualizes legislative activity focused on countering the CCP.
This includes bills that restrict CCP-affiliated entities from purchasing land near critical infrastructure, limit Chinese influence in higher education, and block the use of Chinese technology in government operations.
According to the tracker, 461 pieces of legislation relating to China and the CCP are currently under review or in progress across various states. These measures reflect a growing movement at the state level to confront Beijing’s