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.

SINGAPORE/HONG KONG (Reuters) -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. In a letter to state agencies dated Nov. 21 and posted to his website, Republican Greg Abbott said "belligerent actions" of China's ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday issued his third executive order in three days targeting the Chinese government and the Chinese Communist Party. The orders, Abbott said, were directed toward fighting threats to state security and protecting Texans of Chinese descent from harassment and intimidation by the Chinese Communist Party and government.

The order is in response to “Operation Fox Hunt,” a Chinese government initiative intended to root out corruption but in practice has been used to intimidate Chinese citizens living abroad.

AUSTIN, Texas (KAUZ) - The Office of the Governor announced that Greg Abbott issued an executive order on Tuesday, Nov. 19, to protect Texas from the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. The executive order was made to harden state systems and safeguard infrastructure and information from foreign espionage operations.

The move follows a week of other executive orders aimed at the ruling Chinese Communist Party, including a crackdown on alleged espionage aimed at Texas’ infrastructure and institutions of higher education.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has directed all state agencies to divest from investments in China.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - 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 ...