DHS/DOJ AI influence ops, counterfeit crackdowns, Confucius Institutes, China visas
Navarro’s package directs DHS/DOJ AI contracts to disrupt CCP social-media influence, expands DHS crackdowns on Chinese e-seller counterfeits via Amazon/eBay/Alibaba channels, compels closure of Confucius Institutes, and sharply reduces or eliminates visas for Chinese students/researchers.
Mandate
Mandate Ch. 26 (Trade) — The Case for Fair Trade (Navarro): order DHS and DOJ to contract with U.S.-owned AI companies to detect/disrupt domestic groups’ and CCP influencers’ social media operations; reinvigorate/expand DHS crackdown on CCP use of e-sellers and shippers/warehouses (Amazon, eBay, Alibaba) flooding markets with counterfeits; compel closure of all Confucius Institutes; significantly reduce or eliminate visas to Chinese students or researchers to prevent espionage and information harvesting.
Undo plan
1) End viewpoint-based social-media disruption contracts that chill protected speech; limit to foreign-agent registration and criminal influence statutes.
2) Keep IP/customs counterfeit enforcement with due process for platforms; avoid nationality-based seller bans.
3) Replace compelled Confucius Institute closures with disclosure, foreign-mission registration, and campus academic-freedom rules.
4) Restore nationality-neutral visa screening focused on research-security risk factors, not blanket China student/researcher bans.
5) Verify: FARA/visa denial stats by risk category; counterfeit seizure metrics.