Florida Sen. Scott Leads Push To Blacklist CCP’s Institute Of Forensic Science On U.S. Entity List

Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Blacklist China’s Forensic Police Institute

A bicameral group of Republican lawmakers has proposed legislation to place a Chinese forensic police institute back on a trade sanctions list, accusing the agency of being involved in human rights violations perpetrated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The legislation, called the Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act, was introduced on May 15. The Senate bill (S 1772) was led by Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) and cosponsored by Sens. Marsha B…

Florida Sen. Scott Leads Push To Blacklist CCP’s Institute Of Forensic Science On U.S. Entity List

A group of Republican lawmakers, led by Senator Rick Scott of Florida, has introduced legislation aimed at re-designating the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Ministry of Public Security’s Institute of Forensic Science (IFS) on the Department of Commerce’s Entity List. The “Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act” seeks to reinstate restrictions that were previously imposed by […] Florida Sen. Scott Leads Push To Blacklist CCP’s Institute Of For…

Warnings of Chinese Influence Near Florida Coast

China has invested billions in Bahamian infrastructure, including $3 billion for the Baha Mar Resort, $3 billion for a Freeport port, $54 million for a highway, $40 million for a national stadium, and $40 million for the North Abaco Port and Little Abaco Bridge, raising concerns about geopolitical aims near Florida’s coast, just 50 miles away. Retired Rear Adm. Peter Brown warned that China’s dual-use infrastructure projects, like the Chinese-co…

Recently, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives jointly proposed a bill aimed at re-listing the Chinese Communist Party’s Institute of Forensic Science (IFS) on the U.S. Department of Commerce’s list of entities.