“The China Initiative was a failed program that fueled racial animosity, xenophobia, and suspicion towards the AAPI community and Chinese Americans in particular,” said the Committee of 100. “Reimplementing this program would send shockwaves of fear across the AAPI community.”

The House Wednesday also advanced H.R. 9456, The Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 by a 269-149 vote.

The bills are two of more than 20 proposals the GOP is planning to introduce this week for what it is dubbing “China Week.”

“HR 9456 is a call-back to the alien land laws of ugly parts of American history, and its dangerously broad language means that every legal immigrant and refugee from targeted countries, including China, Iran and Russia, who want to pursue an American dream of owning a farm are treated as national security threats,” said Rep Judy Chu (D-CA), chair of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus.

Source: Asian American groups condemn house passage of China Initiative | AsAmNews