While American states debate the nature and scope of foreign adversary threats, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is actively stealing intellectual property, co-opting university research programs, placing operatives in state and local political processes, and acquiring strategic real estate adjacent to military installations. The question for state legislatures is not whether these threats are real but whether they are willing to act before a breach occurs rather than after.
In Indiana, Governor Mike Braun recently signed S.B. 256, a sweeping law addressing CCP infiltration across four critical domains: government technology contracts, university research security, real property acquisition, and foreign-agent registration. It is among the most comprehensive state-level responses to foreign adversary threats in the country and deserves to be replicated.
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