,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #ade  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,james 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,smi? 
( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mr4 ,kean ( ,new ,j]sey1
 ,mr4 ,mills1 ,mr4 ,baird1 & ,mrs4 ,kim 
( ,cali=nia7 submitt$ ! foll[+          
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,=eign ,affairs  ,,resolution       
,oppos+ ! ,republic ( ,s\? ,africa's    
ho/+ ( milit>y ex]cises ) ! ,p's        
,republic ( ,*9a & ! ,russian ,f$]ation1
 & call+ on ! ,bid5 adm9i/ration to     
conduct a ?or\gh review ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates-,s\? ,africa relation%ip4  ,:]eas
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,republic ( ,s\?   
,africa h enjoy$ /rong bilat]al         
relations s9ce #aiid2 ,:]eas ! hold+ (  
elections ) univ]sal suffrage 9 #aiid   
m>k$ ! effective end+ ( ap>!id 9 ,s\?   
,africa1 ! codifi$1 ,/ate-en=c$ sy/em ( 
racial segregation & socioeconomic      
discrim9ation2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa is ! 
,unit$ ,/ates l>ge/ trade p>tn] 9       
,africa1 ) #ba1jjj1jjj1jjj ( #b-way     

goods trade 9 #bjba1 & 9 #bjab1 !       
c\ntries sign$ a ,trade & ,inve/m5t     
,framework ,agreem5t facilitat+ #b-way  
trade2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates is ! l>ge/
 s\rce ( =eign direct inve/m5t 9 ,s\?   
,africa1 valu$ at ov] #g1ejj1jjj1jjj 9  
#bjba1 & approximately #fjj ,am]ican    
bus9esses op]ate 9 ,s\? ,africa2 ,:]eas 
,s\? ,africa's m$ia l&scape has prov5   
resili5t to ! influ5ce ( m$ia entities  
controll$ by ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a    
7,,prc72 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa has        
b5efitt$ f ! ,u4,s4 ,africa ,cont+5cy   
,op]ations ,tra9+ & ,assi/ance program  
s9ce #bjjf2 ,:]eas ! ,unit$ ,/ates &    
,s\? ,african milit>ies h hi/orically   
und]tak5 jo9t milit>y ex]cises & enjoy$ 
good relations1 includ+ ,s\? ,africa    
ho/+ ,am]ican troops = ,ex]cise ,%>$    
,accord 9 #bjbb1 ! f\r? "t !y h ho/$ ?is
 ex]cise s9ce #bjaa1 ?r\gh hi/oric      
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se p>ticipation 9 ,s\? 
,africa's bi5nial ,african ,a]ospace    
,def5se ,exhibition1 & ?r\gh ! p]iodic  
conv5+ ( ! bilat]al ,u4,s4-,s\? ,africa 

,def5se ,committee2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa 
decl9$ to p>ticipate 9 ! plann$ ,cutlass
 ,express milit>y ex]cises ) ! ,unit$   
,/ates 9 #bjbc2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa (t5 
vot$ 9 alignm5t ) ! ,,prc )9 ! ,unit$   
,nations ,g5]al ,assembly 9 #bjbb1      
especially 9 relation to votes condemn+ 
,russia's unju/ifi$ & unprovok$ invasion
 ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa r5eg$ on
 its initial call = ! ,russian ,f$]ation
 to imm$iately )draw its =ces f ,ukra9e 
& has actively s\ght improv$ relations )
 ,mosc[ 9 ! la/ ye>2 ,:]eas ,s\?        
,africa's rul+ p>ty1 ! ,african         
,national ,congress 7,,anc7 & ! ,*9ese  
,communi/ ,p>ty 7,,ccp7 engage 9        
consi/5t int]p>ty coop]ation 9 spite (  
,s\? ,africa's ,con/itution be+ oppos$  
to ! ,,ccp's r\t9e suppression ( free   
expression & individual rights2 ,:]eas !
 ,unit$ ,front "w ( ! ,,ccp has e/abli%$
 at lea/ #c ov]seas police /ations 9    
,s\? ,africa1 & ^! police /ations1 bo? 9
 ,s\? ,africa & 9 _m o!r c\ntries1 are  
report$ly be+ us$ to track & h>ass ,,prc

 dissid5ts2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa ho/s #f 
,confucius ,in/itutes1 ! mo/ ( any      
c\ntry 9 ,africa1 & coop]ates ) ! ,,prc 
"u ! ,,ccp's ,belt & ,road ,initiative2 
,:]eas1 9 #bjbj1 ,s\? ,africa & ! ,,prc 
e/abli%$ a jo9t bilat]al ,compreh5sive  
,/rategic ,p>tn]%ip1 & ma9ta9 num]\s    
prior & subsequ5t agreem5ts1 memor&ums (
 und]/&+1 & simil> accords2 ,:]eas ,s\? 
,africa is ! ,,prc's l>ge/ trad+ p>tn] 9
 ,africa1 ) total trade valu$ at        
#ed1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 #bjba1 & has accept$  
#e1jjj1jjj1jjj 9 ,,prc-provid$ p[] &    
transportation sector loans s9ce #bjae2 
,:]eas ,s\? ,africa is s*$ul$ to hold ! 
#ae? lead]s' meet+ ( ! in=mal ,brazil1  
,russia1 ,india1 ,*9a gr\p+ 7,,brics7 9 
,augu/ #bjbc2 ,:]eas ! increas$ ,*9ese  
pres5ce 9 ,s\? ,africa's te*nology      
sector has rais$ conc]ns t ! ,,anc may  
be try+ to copy ! ,,prc's model (       
digitally aid$ au?orit>ian gov]nance    
und]p9n$ by cyb] controls1 social       
monitor+1 & surveillance2 ,:]eas        
,vumacam1 a ,s\? ,african company build+

 a nationwide ,,cctv network1 has p>tn]$
 ) ,*9ese company ,hikvision = ! cam]as'
 h>dw>e1 & ,telkom1 ,s\? ,africa's      
p>tially ,/ate-own$ telecoms op]ator1   
laun*$ its #e;,g network ?r\gh\t !      
c\ntry 9 ,octob] #bjbb us+ te*nology f  
,huawei ,te*nologies2 ,:]eas ! ,,anc has
 prov$ incapable ( provid+ electricity  
to ! ,s\? ,african p1 ?r\gh its *ronic  
mismanagem5t ( ! ,/ate-own$ p[] company 
,eskom1 & on ,febru>y #i1 #bjbc1        
,presid5t ( ,s\? ,africa ,cyril         
,ramaphosa decl>$ a national /ate (     
disa/] ov] ! wors5+1 multiye> p[]       
crisis2 ,:]eas ,s\? ,africa w ho/ jo9t  
m>itime ex]cises1 entitl$ ,op]ation     
,mosi ,,ii1 jo9tly ) ! ,,prc & ,russia1 
betwe5 ,febru>y #ag & #bd1 #bjbc1 & !   
latt] date corresponds to ! #a-ye>      
anniv]s>y ( ,russia's unju/ifi$ &       
unprovok$ invasion ( ,ukra9e2 ,:]eas    
,s\? ,africa has us$ its /at$ /ance (   
nonalignm5t 9 int]national affairs to   
ju/ify increas+ly close relations ) !   
,,prc & ,russia2 ,:]eas ,unit$ ,/ates   

policy t[>ds ,s\? ,africa appe>s to h   
fail$ 9 build+ a /rong1 reliable        
bilat]al p>tn]2 & ,:]eas x is 9 !       
national security int]e/ ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to det] acceptance1 coop]ation1 &
 /rategic in=mation %>+ ) ! ,,prc &     
,russia3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,h\se (  
,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 opposes ,s\?     
,africa's decision to ho/ milit>y       
ex]cises ) ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & !  
,russian ,f$]ation f ,febru>y #ag to    
,febru>y #bd1 #bjbc2  7#b7 calls on !   
,gov]nm5t ( ,s\? ,africa to-- 7,a7      
cancel all future milit>y ex]cises ) !  
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a & ,russia & rejo9 
,unit$ ,/ates-l$ ex]cises1 su* z !      
,cutlass ,express2  7,b7 respect !      
,unit$ ,nations *>t] & publicly oppose  
,russia's unju/ifi$ & unprovok$ invasion
 ( ,ukra9e2  7,c7 /r5g!n its political  
resili5ce to reject ! ,*9ese ,communi/  
,p>ty's au?orit>ian vision = ,s\?       
,africa2 &  7,d7 ma9ta9 its national    
sov]eignty by r$uc+ its reliance on     
,*9ese companies 9 key sectors su* z    

in=mation & communication te*nology2    
7#c7 calls on ! ,bid5 adm9i/ration to   
conduct a ?or\gh review ( ! curr5t &    
future /atus ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,s\?     
,africa bilat]al relation%ip 9 light ( !
 a=em5tion$ actions ( ! ,gov]nm5t ( ,s\?
 ,africa2 &  7#d7 calls on ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,gov]nm5t to keep ,congress      
appris$ by provid+ regul> & compreh5sive
 brief+s on subjects relat+ to ,s\?     
,africa includ+-- 7,a7 a complete acc\nt
 ( all kn[n ,unit$ ,/ates-sanction$     
entities & transnational crim9al        
organizations' connections to illicit   
proce$s l9k$ to wildlife traffick+2     
7,b7 a detail$ acc\nt ( positive        
economic results /emm+ f ,s\? ,africa's 
inclusion 9 ! ,african ,gr[? &          
,opportunity ,act & ! ,unit$ ,/ates-,s\?
 ,africa ,trade & ,inve/m5t ,framework  
sign$ 9 #bjab2 &  7,c7 a timel9e to end 
! ,bid5 adm9i/ration's climate          
colonialism by includ+ gas-to-p[]       
initiatives to c\nt] ! widespread &     
nationwide black\ts co/+ ! ,s\? ,african

 economy an e/imat$ #bjj1jjj1jjj p] day4