Lawmakers Call for Sanctions Against List of Chinese Companies With Military Ties

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., asked the Trump administration to sanction 20 Chinese companies after they were identified last week by the Defense Department as having ties to the Chinese military (see 2006250024). The lawmakers said they hope the administration releases the names of more companies, and called on President Donald Trump to “impose economic penalties.” The lawmakers said the list “is one piece of a broader campaign our nation must wage against the Chinese Communist Party and its parasitic technology transfer efforts.”