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In business and government, the Editorial Board writes, Utah is vulnerable to Chinese influence

Utah’s attempts to limit social media smell of the Chinese dictatorship.

Sample scripts provided for Utah lawmakers to read in videos requested by the government of Shanghai early in the coronavirus pandemic are photographed Feb. 13, 2023. As tensions with Washington rise, Beijing has focused its influence efforts on state and local officials. Security experts have warned that state lawmakers could be unwitting participants in Chinese government propaganda efforts.(AP Photo/Jon Elswick)