‘Passing this bill is vital to holding China accountable for these grave human rights violations,’ Sen. Jeff Merkley said.

The incident is the latest development in a series of confrontations between the two nations in the region.

Lawmakers raised concerns about security risks posed by China-made cranes.

‘Many of these companies even appear to engage in activities that violate existing U.S. sanctions against Iran.’

Actors behind these operations used OpenAI tools to generate comments, produce articles, or create fake names or bios for social media accounts.

‘The best way to avoid further conflict is to be ready. Today’s security challenges demand a generational investment to revitalize our armed forces,’ he wrote.

Wen Jian, 42, was found guilty of laundering significant amounts of Bitcoin linked to an alleged multi-billion-dollar investment fraud in China.

Mr. Ma conspired with his blood relative, also a former CIA officer, to provide classified U.S. national defense information to the Chinese regime.