Congress looks at options to punish China over the coronavirus outbreak

Republican lawmakers and other U.S. officials, determined to punish China for concealing early data on the coronavirus outbreak, are proposing numerous measures to turn up the heat, from suing Beijing to ending U.S. military cooperation with Hollywood studios that censor their films for Chinese consumption.Trump administration is eager to deflect blame

Sen. Ted Cruz plans to introduce a bill next week that would bar the Pentagon from advising U.S. film studios about war-reenactment and other military practices, or lend military equipment for a movie, unless the filmmaker pledges to not censor the movie for Chinese audiences at Beijing’s behest, a relatively common practice.“China is America’s greatest geopolitical threat, and we need to start acting like it,” Cruz said in an interview.

Prospects are unclear for the Cruz bill, which he calls “The Stopping Censorship, Restoring Integrity, Protecting Talkies Act,” or SCRIPT Act. But regardless of what actions Congress might take, he said the U.S.-China relationship has been fundamentally changed as a result of the recent crisis.The initiative is part of a widening debate as lawmakers mark territory on ways to confront China.

In recent weeks, Republicans have introduced policy proposals that allow U.S. citizens to sue China or to impose sanctions against Chinese officials. Senate Republicans have called for economic sanctions; cancellation of visas for Chinese officials and families; and investigations into the pandemic, including China’s culpability and its relationship with the World Health Organization., the United Nation’s chief health body, of bias in favor of China and has threatened to cut off U.S. funding.

A proposal from Sen. Marco Rubio that directs the Defense Department and Food and Drug Administration to analyze the country’s dependence on foreign countries for manufacturing, including pharmaceuticals, has support from three Democrats, including Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Chris Murphy . Pompeo initially insisted on referring to the disease as the Wuhan virus to emphasize its supposed origin in that Chinese region. Though he eventually dropped the term, he has continued to demand Chinese accountability and has hinted at accusations floated among some conservatives that the virus was man-made. Most scientists have dismissed such claims.

“Suing Bejing” is a non-starter. Stupid to even suggest it. Simply can’t happen.

Anything to take attention off of their failure to handle this crisis.

DontFallForIt! Media is playing into the Republican strategy - see their memo which advises GOP campaigns to divert attention away from Trump by blaming China for coronavirus. “Don’t defend Trump … attack China.'

Fait divers.

This is fucking stupid lmao

Ban MSG in chow mein

McConnell's father-in-law owns a shipping firm that ships from China to the US. You do the math on how punishing China is gonna go.

Anything to throw one off the trail laid down by their poor and tardy response to the virus. Notified by the Intel briefs as early as the beginning of January they are looking to rewrite history.

Censoring them films ! That will show the Chinese they mean business ! You couldn’t get two worse cretins in one pic of you tried , maybe boris for pence

Make Hollywood Great Again! MHGA

Impossible to view anything Trump does with China without the lens of the millions of dollars he personally owes their government.

The way to get back with benefit for U S is to end dependence on China for medical supplies and strategic minerals and then to bring out some suppliers from China. Let the retaliation benefit us, not just movie nonsense.

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Sue your leader and hold those who are accountable for your own country!

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