
NEW YORK -- Democrats and Republicans may still squabble over the nitty-gritty, but on the urgency to have a comprehensive U.S. strategy to counter Chinese influence globally including on American soil, the two parties are in consensus.
On Wednesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved the Strategic Competition Act of 2021 -- a sweeping bipartisan legislation laying out a strategic approach toward Beijing -- by a vote of 21 to 1. The bill now is set for a vote by the full Senate.