Commentary Beijing’s influence operations inside the United States have taken on a new dimension when reports surfaced that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been pressuring American companies to lobby against a sweeping China bill that seeks to enhance U.S. competitiveness. The report must have alarmed U.S. Congressional leaders who now pledge to “immediately” resume talks and get the bill over the finish line “as soon as possible.” The China bill that bothers Beijing is called the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA), which is a 2,376-page legislative package. The Senate passed USICA in June with a bipartisan vote of 68-32. A narrower version of the bill, called the Ensuring American Global Leadership and Engagement (EAGLE) Act, has stalled in the House since July due to disagreements and other legislative priorities. The Chinese embassy in Washington threatened U.S. companies that they would lose market share in China if the legislation becomes law, …