Bipartisan Duo Introduce Bill to ‘Counter China Economic Coercion’

Bipartisan Duo Introduce Bill to ‘Counter China Economic Coercion’
Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep-Water Port in Shanghai, China, on Oct. 19, 2020. Aly Song/Reuters
Joseph Lord
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In a rare show of bipartisanship highlighting increasing awareness of the dangers China poses to U.S. national security, a Republican and a Democrat in the House of Representatives are teaming up to introduce a bill to counter coercive economic practices by the largest remaining communist state.

The bill, titled the “Countering China Economic Coercion Act,” is spearheaded by Reps. Ami Bera (D-Calif.) and Ann Wagner (R-Mo.).