A Republican lawmaker recently introduced a bill prohibiting U.S. taxpayer dollars from funding companies with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
The legislation from Rep. John James (R-Mich.), titled “No American Tax Dollars to CCP Act,” would bar taxpayer dollars from funding state-backed Chinese companies and forbids joint ventures or partnerships with “foreign entities of concern.”
U.S. Rep.-elect John James (R-Micj,) delivers remarks in the House Chamber during the third day of elections for Speaker of the House at the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on Jan. 5, 2023. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
‘There’s no way that hardworking taxpayers’ dollars should be going to a Chinese company with bylaws that literally declare fealty to the CCP, James told “China in Focus” on NTD, the sister media outlet of The Epoch Times….