Senator to Renew Bill to Sanction China If It Invades Taiwan

Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, said July 23 that he plans to reintroduce a bill that seeks to deter a Chinese invasion of Taiwan by threatening to impose “massive sanctions” on China if such an attack were to occur. Sullivan made his comment at a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, which he chairs. Sullivan introduced the bill, the Sanctions Targeting Aggressors of Neighboring Democracies (STAND), in the previous two Congresses (see 2407190039).