Oklahoma state senators are working on a state-level Foreign Agent Registration Act, amid growing concerns about influence operations by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
Oklahoma state Sen. Brian Guthrie said concerns are on the rise about CCP agents operating in the state, and he wants to make sure any lobbyist working on behalf of the regime has to formally register their affiliation.
“China cares about what happens in Oklahoma just like they care about what happens in every other state in the United States,” Guthrie told The Epoch Times.
Guthrie said his concern is greater now because Department of Justice priorities have shifted to focus on Foreign Agent Registration Act prosecutions of espionage instead of those lobbying on behalf of foreign governments….