Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., argued on Sunday that sanctions against former Trump administration officials are a "dangerous" and "insidious escalation of China's effort to influence American policy." China imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen former Trump administration officials, including outgoing Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, just as President Biden was sworn into office. The latest sanctions followed years of contentious relations between top Trump officials and their counterparts in Beijing. "This is not designed so much to punish Trump administration officials for taking a tough line on China, but to send a shot across the bow to Biden administration officials," he continued. The Trump administration took a hardline stance toward China during the former president’s term in office.

Source: Fox News January 24, 2021 19:41 UTC