Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) has reintroduced legislation with the aim of preventing the Chinese regime from stealing U.S. intellectual property by denying visas to people with ties to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and Chinese military. The bill, named the Stop China’s IP Theft Act, would prohibit the issuing of visas to senior officials of the CCP and their spouses and children. These officials include those in the Politburo, a group of the Party’s 25 most elite members; the Central Committee, comprising the key leadership; and delegates to the 19th National Congress, a once-in-five-years Party conclave. Also banned are cabinet members of China’s central government and active-duty members of China’s military, the People’s Liberation Army. “We cannot continue to tolerate China’s attempts to steal our intellectual property,” stated Lesko according to a Feb. 8 statement from her office. She added: “This legislation is critical in safeguarding our intellectual property and …