Episode 5: How States Can Stand Up to China, Part One: Executive Branch

From getting Chinese components out of America’s critical infrastructure and stopping state tax dollars from funding CCP companies, governors and their cabinets play important roles protecting the American heartland from the CCP threat. In this episode, Kenny Zoeller, Director of the Policy Research Office for Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen, discusses how state executives can use the tools at their disposal to identify vulnerabilities, build coalitions, and work with the federal government to enact proactive policies against the CCP’s malign influence schemes.

(2:36) The Threats China Poses to the States and the Role States Play in National Security

(5:57) Building Strategies for Policy Change

(9:50) Committee on Pacific Conflict and Coalition-Building

(13:44) Confronting Pushback to Steps Forward

(17:33) Working with the Federal Government

(20:29) Working with Other States

(22:59) Why Should Stakeholders in the States Take the China Threat Seriously?

Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EjaqvqmiufU