Lawmakers seek to counter China, Iran repression tactics on US soil

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Counter China’s Repression on US Soil - The Thinking Conservative News

Bipartisan senators propose up to 10-year federal prison penalties for transnational repression carried out on behalf of foreign governments. The post Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Counter China’s Repression on US Soil appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.

Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Counter China’s Repression on US Soil

Two senators have introduced bipartisan legislation establishing tough new federal penalties for transnational repression, proposing to add up to 10 years to prison sentences for offenses committed on behalf of foreign countries such as China. Sens. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and John Curtis (R-Utah) introduced the Stop Transnational Repression Act of 2026 (S.4967), which would codify the first federal definition of transnational repression by amend…

Taiwan needs a law to counter repression: expert

Taiwan should enact legislation to counter Beijing-directed transnational repression, an academic and a Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) lawmaker said yesterday, after the US Senate proposed a bill to stop China’s “ethic unity law.”A bipartisan group of US lawmakers on Tuesday introduced the Stop

Lawmakers seek to counter China, Iran repression tactics on US soil

By Michael MartinaWASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bipartisan bill to increase penalties for foreign government agents who threaten people on U.S. soil, a move aimed at countering the rise of what officials call "transnational repression" by countries such as China and Iran.The bill, put forward by Democratic Senator Adam Schiff and Republican Senator John Curtis, comes after China's ethnic unity law went in…