Republican Sens. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Josh Hawley of Missouri want to know what national security and transparency measures have been put in place by U.S. mayors in “Sister City” agreements with Chinese authorities.
A total of 167 U.S. cities currently have “Sister City” deals with Chinese cities, a small slice of the more than 2,600 such agreements Beijing has entered into with local authorities throughout Europe, North America, and Asia.
