President Trump: “China hopefully is going to stop sending us drugs and if they're not, the tariffs are going to go substantially higher.”

Investing in domestic data centers ensures that American interests come first.

As the Protecting America Initiative has frequently reported, states around the country are taking action to protect their citizens from the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). From protecting U.S. agriculture from unfair competition to ensuring that states prioritize American products in contracting, there are transformative policy changes being enacted around the nation.

The Protecting America Initiative (PAI) today announced Former Acting United States Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf is joining the organization as a Senior Advisor. The addition of Wolf comes as PAI looks to expand its efforts from advocating for state policies to combat the ChineseCommunist Party’s influence in America to also supporting President Trump’s agenda to do the same at the federal level.

“States are taking action against illicit Chinese vapes. More state leaders can act now to fight with Trump against illicit Chinese vapes.”

President Trump’s first weeks in office have been defined by an unprecedented whirlwind of action. He’s moving so fast to complete his campaign promises that many people in Washington are having a hard time keeping up. One of the most important pledges that the President is already fulfilling is getting tough on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to stop the flow of drugs into American communities. 

Ad Urges Lawmakers to Keep the Food Supply “Made in America.”

Ad Will Air During Super Bowl in Jefferson City and Urges Lawmakers to Keep the Food Supply “Made in America.”

On Wednesday this week, the North Dakota Senate’s Industry and Business Committee held a hearing on HB 1038 – a bill that would fund the replacement of the nearly 90% of drones owned by state agencies that were manufactured in China.

President Trump celebrated his first day in office by signing Executive Orders that will fight Chinese Communist Party (CCP) interference in the United States and protect American jobs. To help support the president’s effort, the Protecting America Initiative launched a multi-state ad campaign this week that encourages states to pass laws to safeguard our farmers and our food supply.  

Ad to run in key agriculture states Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Georgia

Five-Figure Ad Buy is Set to Run in Key Agriculture States

The Protecting America Initiative, a coalition of concerned American citizens and public policy experts dedicated to combating the growing influence of Communist China in the United States, today released a new ad calling on Republican state legislators to support President Trump’s agenda by taking action against the urgent threat that Communist China poses to American agriculture. The ad will run on national cable channels such as Fox News in the key agricultural states of Missouri, Iowa, Georgia, and Idaho.

In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has engaged in a troubling new power grab that could jeopardize the future of America’s food security.  Companies connected to the CCP are amassing hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland in the United States while simultaneously applying unfair business practices to undercut American agricultural supply companies.

On Tuesday, the United States Department of Defense (DoD) posted notice to the Federal Register and added several new companies to a list of entities it deemed as falling within the definition of “Chinese military companies.” As the Pentagon explained in its annual report to Congress, the Chinese Communist Party’s goal is to “to strengthen all the [People’s Republic of China]’s instruments of national power by melding aspects of its economic, military, and social governance” and “establish an infrastructure that connects the military and civilian sectors” in order to advance its interests.  

The new year started with the same troubling news. Once again, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been accused by U.S. government officials of sponsoring hacks aimed at accessing sensitive information about American citizens and government operations. This time, the series of hacks targeted the Department of Treasury as well as private American telecommunications companies.  

In recent weeks, we’ve highlighted states that have taken concrete steps to protect their citizens from Communist China’s influence campaign. One state that has been at the forefront of this effort and doing the hard work of passing legislative protections is Georgia. Over the past two years, Georgia’s lawmakers and Governor Brian Kemp have taken significant steps to block the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to make inroads in U.S. states, and their action has helped fortify the state against future threats.  

The Protecting America Initiative is leading the fight at the state level to increase national security and protect American data from foreign adversaries. As we have demonstrated, much of that important work begins at the state level. States that lead the way in safeguarding privacy should be greatly commended. One admirable example is the state of Arkansas, where policymakers have made great headway in enacting laws that help protect Arkansans from the CCP’s ill intent.

As a number of states are set to begin their legislative sessions next month, legislators should not miss the opportunity to prioritize bills that protect critical assets and address the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party.

The most recent elections swept a wave of Republican candidates to victory at the state and national level. As we highlighted before, there are now 23 states where Republicans control both chambers of the legislature and the governor’s mansion. Those states have a great opportunity to enact a legislative agenda that will protect their citizens from Chinese government influence. 

As President Trump prepares to begin a second term following his recent electoral victory, his early appointments have sent a clear signal that one of his administration’s biggest policy priorities will be countering the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party.