Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is demanding all agencies in the state halt investments in China and sell any current investments in the country as soon as possible.

The state governor claimed Texans could be in danger due to a "worldwide harassment campaign" launched against dissidents by China.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Monday, directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest people trying to execute influence operations on behalf of the Chinese government to return dissidents to China.

The governor of Texas ordered state agencies to stop investing in China and sell assets there as soon as possible, citing financial and security risks, a sign of rising U.S.-China tensions starting to impact global capital flows.

Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order “to protect Texans from the coordinated harassment and coercion by the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).” The order directs the Texas Department of Public Safety to target and arrest anyone implementing CCP influence operations like “Operation Fox Hunt,

Gov. Greg Abbott issued a second executive order in one week to protect Texans from threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The first order was issued to protect Texans of Chinese descent from CCP and PRC operatives targeting them by authorizing Texas Department of Public

Republican Governor of Texas Greg Abbott ordered state agencies to cease investing state funds in China and sell at the first available opportunity, citing financial and security risks. "As Chinese aggression against the United States and its allies seems likely to continue,