Continue to push back against the Chinese Communist Party’s efforts to undermine the sovereignty of other countries.

We will continue to push back against the CCP’s efforts to undermine the sovereignty of other countries.

Risch committed to continuing opposition to Chinese Communist Party efforts that undermine other countries’ sovereignty.

Risch, Shaheen, Colleagues Statement on China’s Ethnic Unity Law
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee statement, joined by Risch as chairman, criticized China’s ethnic-unity law as enabling transnational repression and said: "We will continue to push back against the CCP’s efforts to undermine the sovereignty of other countries."

Within the 30-day lookback window, Risch joined a bipartisan official statement directly matching the commitment and opposing a PRC law framed as transnational repression affecting people outside China.

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Risch, Shaheen, Colleagues Statement on China’s Ethnic Unity Law
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Risch and Shaheen said the committee passed 24 pieces of legislation, including bills on Taiwan, the South China Sea, Uyghur policy, Falun Gong, PRC organized crime, and Indo-Pacific security; the statement said the package counters adversaries and champions those oppressed in authoritarian China.

During the lookback window, the committee Risch chairs advanced multiple China- and Taiwan-related measures, a concrete legislative step but not final enactment.

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Read Out: June 17th Committee Business Meeting
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The South China Sea Strategy Act would require the State Department to create a strategy for engagement with allies and partners on South China Sea security, legal, diplomatic, and economic issues amid PRC aggression.

This official bill description supports the substance of one China-related bill Risch’s committee advanced on June 17, 2026, aimed at resisting PRC coercion in a sovereignty-sensitive maritime region.

partial same_term A for effort

Curtis, Duckworth Introduce Bipartisan Bills to Strengthen Coordination with Indo-Pacific Partners, Bolster Security in South China Sea Against PRC Aggression
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%

The Blue Skies for Taiwan Act was described as expanding Taiwan’s ability to develop drone components independent of CCP-compromised supply chains amid increasing CCP pressure on Taiwan.

This official bill description supports the Taiwan-related measure advanced by Risch’s committee in the lookback window, showing concrete legislative movement to strengthen Taiwan against CCP coercion.

partial same_term A for effort

Sens. Cruz, Merkley, Curtis, Kim Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S.–Taiwan Drone Cooperation
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Risch chaired a full committee hearing on PRC malign influence and said China interferes in elections worldwide, co-opts international organizations, and that the committee’s goal was to outline ways to push back on China’s political, economic, and military influence at home and abroad.

Earlier in the same Senate term, Risch used committee oversight to focus on PRC influence abroad and against allies, reinforcing a pattern of concrete activity beyond the lookback window.

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Chairman Risch Opening Statement at Hearing on the Malign Influence of China
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Risch and Shaheen introduced U.S.-Taiwan tax legislation to provide double-tax relief and authorize negotiation of a tax agreement; the release called Taiwan a close U.S. friend and partner for regional stability and secure supply chains.

This is a direct Risch-sponsored Taiwan measure from the same term, showing legislative action to deepen ties with Taiwan, though it is economic rather than a direct sovereignty defense measure.

partial same_term A for effort

Foreign Relations, Finance Committees Introduce U.S.-Taiwan Tax Legislation
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%