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US Lawmakers Intensify Bipartisan Efforts to Counter China
A bipartisan U.S. congressional push to counteract China picked up steam on Wednesday as a Senate committee overwhelmingly backed a bill pressing Beijing on human rights and economic competition and other lawmakers introduced a measure seeking billions for technology research.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed the “Strategic Competition Act of 2021” by 21-1, sending the bill for a vote in the 100-member Senate, even as they voiced a need to do even more to counteract Beijing.
Separately, a group of Senate and House of Representatives lawmakers introduced the “Endless Frontier Act,” calling for $100 billion over five years for basic and advanced technology research and $10 billion to create new “technology hubs” across the country.
U.S. bill aimed at countering China aggression set to pass committee stage
04/21/2021 08:14 PM
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Washington, April 20 (CNA) A draft bill that seeks to boost the United States capability to counter China s aggression on the international stage, including its belligerence against Taiwan, is expected to clear the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (U.S. time).
Titled the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, the draft bill calls for the U.S. to reassert its leadership within international organizations and other multilateral arenas and to bolster its diplomacy strategy to address the challenges posed by the Chinese government.
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U.S. bill aimed at countering China aggression clears committee stage
04/22/2021 01:36 AM
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Washington, April 21 (CNA) A draft bill that seeks to boost the United States capability to counter China s aggression on the international stage, including its belligerence against Taiwan, cleared the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday (U.S. time).
Titled the Strategic Competition Act of 2021, the draft bill was passed by an overwhelming vote of 21 to 1. It calls for the U.S. to reassert its leadership within international organizations and other multilateral arenas and to bolster its diplomacy strategy to address the challenges posed by the Chinese government.