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A r u b a ’ s O N L Y E n g l i s h n e w s p a p e r
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U.S. House clears a largely bipartisan package of bills to counter China

By D. TANG / E. CHEN
Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
House this week approved
a sweeping package of bills
to counter China’s influence,
shoring up a largely biparti-
san push to ensure America
comes out ahead in the com-
petition between the world’s
superpowers.
The efforts would ban Chi-
nese-made drones, limit
China-linked biotech com-
panies from access to the U.S.
market, strengthen sanctions
and deepen ties with Asian
countries. The campaign to
target Beijing this week shows
how curbing China’s power
has emerged as a rare issue
of political consensus.
But some measures did pass
along party lines, with Repub-
licans arguing the need to
protect national security
when it comes to everything
from education to farmland,
and Democrats raising con- The Devil's River is seen on a ranch near Del Rio, Texas, Feb. 16, 2023. When a China-based developer decided to erect dozens of
cerns about discrimination. wind turbines in the area, each the size of the tallest skyscraper in San Antonio, across thousands of scrubby acres fed by one of
America's cleanest waterways, local landowners made it their mission to stop the project.
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