US State Legislatures’ Approach to China in 2023-24: The National Context Correlations between state and national policy, cross-state coordination, and future directions under a second Trump presidency.

How did U.S. state legislative proposals on China draw on national developments – and actions by other states?

The final report in @florayan.bsky.social's series on US-China subnational relations is out in @thediplomat.com thediplomat.com/2025/01/us-s... comparing '23 w/'24 stats. Despite the high # of failed bills, due to total volume, many are passed. Complete series here thediplomat.com/tag/us-gover...

The third in @florayan.bsky.social's series on US-China sub-national relations is out in the @thediplomat.com: thediplomat.com/2025/01/what...

This one focuses on US state actions taken in 2024. Also chock-full of data.

Interesting that NJ is the 3rd most active state.

What Actions Did US State Legislators Attempt to Take on China in 2024? Analyzing 290 legislative proposals introduced in 44 states.

Analyzing 290 legislative proposals introduced in 44 states.

Proposed US State Legislative Actions on China in 2023: 5 Case Studies Breaking down notable activities in five states – Texas, Michigan, Hawai‘i, Florida, and Missouri.

Texas (33), Michigan (20), Missouri (16), Mississippi (15), and New Jersey (15) were the top five states for the volume of China-related measures introduced in 2023, followed by Hawai‘i (13), Louisiana (12), New York (12), Florida (11), Oklahoma (11), and West Virginia (11).

Congratulations!!!

Securitization of China in US Governors’ Rhetoric Since 2022 Analyzing state of the state addresses from 2005 to 2024 and gubernatorial campaign rhetoric from 2022 to 2024 finds an increased securitization of China-related issues in 2022.

From 2005 to 2019, U.S. governors largely portrayed China favorably in their state of the state addresses. That changed markedly starting in 2022.

What Actions Did US State Legislators Attempt to Take on China in 2023? Analyzing 334 proposals introduced in 50 state legislatures.

In 2023, 334 China-related measures (including 292 unique and 42 companion measures) were introduced in 50 U.S. state legislatures. Here's a closer look at what actions state governments were considering to respond to China issues.

2nd report from @florayan.bsky.social on #USChina subnational relations thediplomat.com/2025/01/what...
Full of data & unreal quotes: “I can tell you the threat from China is real. They want to kill us. They want to take over America. They want to see Louisiana destroyed.” LA Sen Stewart Cathey(R)

US Governors and State Legislators’ Shifting Approaches Toward China Since 2022 Even as Beijing and Washington stressed the importance of subnational exchanges, states stepped up efforts to mitigate perceived risks from China.

Important research by @florayan.bsky.social on US states as national security actors in US-China relations

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