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Explainer: What is the Uyghur Policy Act and who supports the bill?

Explainer: What is the Uyghur Policy Act and who supports the bill?

by Lily Ogburn | Feb 28, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – The Uyghur Policy Act is one of Congress’s newest efforts aimed at fighting China’s oppression of the Uyghur people. The bill has passed in the House of Representatives, and activists are urging the Senate to act quickly on the legislation.  What is the...
Pompeo and Panetta urge bipartisan action to deter China from collaborating with U.S. adversaries

Pompeo and Panetta urge bipartisan action to deter China from collaborating with U.S. adversaries

by Lily Ogburn | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta warned lawmakers on Tuesday that China is increasingly collaborating with nations hostile to the United States and urged lawmakers to provide more support to help Taiwan...
Officials, China watchers urge economic ‘de-risking,’ communication restart ahead of Biden-Xi summit

Officials, China watchers urge economic ‘de-risking,’ communication restart ahead of Biden-Xi summit

by Casey He | Nov 9, 2023 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – Ahead of the first meeting between President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping of China since November 2022, legislators, economic officials and China experts were optimistic about reopening communication channels with China but urged the U.S. to rethink...
Secretary of State Blinken “hopeful” China won’t provide Russia lethal military support

Secretary of State Blinken “hopeful” China won’t provide Russia lethal military support

by Lucia Barnum | Feb 24, 2023 | National Security

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Anthony Blinken expressed confidence when asked if the U.S. would be able to successfully deter China from increasing their involvement in the Russian-Ukraine conflict.  “I certainly hope so and ultimately believe so,” Bliken said in...
Despite growing public desire, lawmakers reticent to commit U.S. forces to defense of Ukraine

Despite growing public desire, lawmakers reticent to commit U.S. forces to defense of Ukraine

by Zachary Kessel | Mar 30, 2022 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON – “One cannot wage war,” Gen. Douglas MacArthur once said, “without the support of public opinion.” What happens, though, when the public seems readier for war than the U.S. government?  Recent polling data presents just that question. Cygnal Polling &...
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