This letter from Senator Rick Scott, Representative Young Kim, Senator Marsha Blackburn, and Senator Mike Lee, urges the Justice and State Departments to open a formal investigation into whether California has unconstitutionally engaged with organs and entities of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. The letter focuses its allegations on California’s use of state entities to engage in bilateral relations with China, in potential violation of Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution. It also mentions that nonprofits including the Hewlett Foundation and Energy Foundation China have funded or facilitated engagements between California and China. Among other requests, the letter concludes by asking the Justice and State Departments to conduct a Foreign Agents Registration Act review as to whether any intermediary organizations, such as the Energy Foundation China, have acted as unregistered agents of China.
Tags: 119th (2025-2026) | funder, US-China relations | foreign influence
