Two members of Congress have introduced bipartisan legislation designed "to strengthen United States diplomatic and aid presence in the Indo-Pacific" in order to counter the influence of China in the region.

A new bipartisan U.S. Senate bill would promote the U.S. defense of Taiwan, as well as enhancing trade ties between the United States and Taiwan and establishing sanctions for hostile Chinese actions towards Taiwan.

Last week, two members of the U.S. House of Representatives introduced bipartisan legislation that "seeks to decrease America’s reliance on the Chinese Communist Party for rare-earth supplies and would enhance the Department of Defense’s rare-earth element reserves."

Legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of members of Congress, the All-American Flag Act, would "require the federal government to only purchase flags that are 100 percent made in America."

Two Republican Senators have introduced legislation that would ban the export of oil and petroleum products to China.

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives last week would restrict banks from doing business with entities that operate in Xinjiang and other regions where human rights abuses occur.

In recent Senate testimony, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo suggested that China objected to certain U.S. legislation because it would improve U.S. economic competitiveness. In reality, China's concerns with this legislation are more about how the legislation is framed around the "China threat" as well