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US Lawmakers Push DC to Sever ‘Sister City’ Relationship With Beijing

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US Lawmakers Push DC to Sever ‘Sister City’ Relationship With Beijing

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the US and the CCP, speaks at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington on Sept. 25, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

A group of House Republicans has introduced a bill that would require the nation’s capital to withdraw a “sister city” agreement with China.

The District of Columbia currently has 15 sister city agreements with municipalities around the world, including Brussels, Paris, Seoul, and Beijing, according to a list on the government’s website.

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