US Lawmakers Tackle China's Influence: Biotech, Drones, and Farmland in Focus

The US House is set to tackle China's influence through legislation targeting biotech companies, drones, and electric vehicles. The measures, supported by both parties, aim to counter what Washington sees as its biggest geopolitical rival. Key bills include banning Chinese biotech collaborations, restricting farmland sales, and protecting intellectual property.

The US House is set to focus on legislation aimed at curbing China's influence, targeting key sectors such as biotech companies, drones, and electric vehicles. Lawmakers plan to take up a series of measures designed to counter Beijing's growing power.

This initiative underscores the strong bipartisan consensus in Washington that views Beijing as America's main geopolitical rival. Many of the upcoming bills have garnered support from both Republicans and Democrats, illustrating the perceived urgency for congressional action against China.

Among the slew of proposed legislation are bills designed to limit US reliance on Chinese biotech firms, ban Chinese electric vehicles and drones, and revive a program aimed at safeguarding US intellectual property from espionage. The Chinese Embassy has criticized these moves, labeling them as 'new McCarthyism' that would strain China-US relations and potentially harm American interests.

(With inputs from agencies.)