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Republican Lawmakers Push for Scrutiny of US Sister City Relationships With China

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Republican Lawmakers Push for Scrutiny of US Sister City Relationships With China
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference being held in the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2021. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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A group of Republican lawmakers is seeking to lift the veil on more than 100 sister city agreements between the United States and China.

The partnerships, they say, are vehicles through which the Chinese regime expands its influence in local communities across America.

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Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
Cathy He is the politics editor at the Washington D.C. bureau. She was previously an editor for U.S.-China and a reporter covering U.S.-China relations.
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