DeSantis Announces Actions to Confront CCP Influence in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Unite and Win Rally in support of Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano at the Wyndham Hotel in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Aug. 19, 2022. Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis on Sept. 22 signed a new executive order and unveiled a package of legislative proposals to combat “malign foreign influence,” particularly from communist China.

“The number one source of that influence, not just in the United States but really around the world, is the Chinese Communist Party,” DeSantis said during an event at Miami Dade College on Thursday.