US Senators Call for Greater Scrutiny of China’s Influence at UN

US Senators Call for Greater Scrutiny of China’s Influence at UN
Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting at the U.N. headquarters in New York on Aug. 20, 2019. JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images
Cathy He
Cathy He
EDITOR
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As world leaders convene in New York for the United Nations General Assembly this week, two U.S. senators have introduced a bill to investigate the Chinese regime’s influence in that organization and other international bodies.

Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), who are both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced legislation on Sept. 23 that would require the U.S. Director of National Intelligence to provide a report on the Chinese regime’s objectives, tactics, and influence in international organizations.

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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