US Lawmakers Push DC to Sever ‘Sister City’ Relationship With Beijing

“China is uniquely marked by worsening human rights conditions, making this relationship particularly troubling,” Rep. John Moolenaar said.

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, speaks at the American Enterprise Institute in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A group of House Republicans has introduced a bill that would require the nation’s capital to withdraw a “sister city” agreement with China.

The District of Columbia currently has 15 sister city agreements with municipalities around the world, including Beijing, Brussels, Paris, and Seoul, South Korea, according to a list on the government’s website.