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New Group, State Armor, Launches to Combat Chinese Communist Party Influence in U.S.

The group aims to protect critical infrastructure, secure supply chains, and stop influence operations, with support from top lawmakers and national security experts.

  • State Armor, a new group dedicated to combating Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence in the U.S., has launched with the aim of educating state lawmakers and pushing legislation to counteract CCP operations.
  • The group, founded by Michael Lucci, will focus on protecting critical infrastructure, creating and protecting supply chains, stopping influence operations, and preparing for potential armed conflict in the Pacific.
  • State Armor has received support from top lawmakers and national security experts, including Rep. Mike Gallagher, the chairman of the Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, and former National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien.
  • The group plans to mobilize a network of citizens and experts to aid states in developing and implementing comprehensive, bipartisan solutions to protect themselves from the CCP, which is seen as a generation-defining foreign threat.
  • State Armor is currently working on passing several pieces of legislation or executive orders in more than 12 states to counteract CCP influence.
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