With Landmark Law, Texas Deals Major Blow to Beijing's Global Repression Tactics
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Texas's Anti-Transnational Repression Act has officially become law, representing a significant step in the U.S. response to foreign authoritarian influence, with the most immediate consequences likely to affect the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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