"By tracking every financial transaction, they will have access to every detail of our spending, the recipient of our money, and how we allocate our resources. In essence, it replicates George Orwell’s dystopian society depicted in 1984," critics have argued.
AG Bailey wrote, “The information you have shared with my office about a possible CCP outpost within the borders of Missouri is deeply concerning and will receive the full attention of my office,” and highlighted that “The threat posed by the CCP is very real.”
Shan Chao was directed to "find out which one had the best ability to infect as many species as possible," and to "find out how easy it was to infect other species."
"By providing more transparency about foreign lobbying practices, these bipartisan bills will help stop attempts by foreign adversaries to influence our political process," Senator Peters stated.
The Department of Justice announced last week that it had charged four chemical companies based in China and eight Chinese nationals for the trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals into the United States.