The Biden administration is under fire for its decision to terminate the China Initiative, a controversial Justice Department program aimed at combating espionage by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt lambasted the administration for ending the initiative “due to concerns over the perception of racism,” in a March 8 letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and obtained by the Epoch Times. “I am baffled by the Department of Justice’s recent decision to discontinue the successful ‘China Initiative’ policy,” Schmitt wrote. “This policy took into account the threats to the United States from a variety of foreign actors and prudently selected the communist government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the most urgent.” The DOJ terminated the program last month following allegations that ethnic Chinese academics were being unfairly targeted. “I want to emphasize my belief that the department’s actions have been driven …
Biden Administration’s Decision to End ‘China Initiative’ ‘Emboldens Our Enemies’: Missouri AG
March 9, 2022
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