; (4) by inserting after paragraph (17), as so redesignated, the following new paragraph (18): (18) An assessment of relations between China and the Russian Federation with respect to security and military matters. ; and (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (26) The relationship between Chinese overseas investment, including initiatives such as the Belt and Road Initiative, and Chinese security and military strategy objectives. (27) Efforts by China to influence the media, cultural institutions, business, and academic and policy communities of the United States to be more favorable to its security and military strategy and objectives. (28) Efforts by China to monitor and influence, in support of its security and military strategy and objectives, the following: (A) Chinese citizens in the United States. (B) United States citizens of Chinese descent. . 1243. Sense of Senate on Taiwan It is the sense of the Senate that— (1) the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances are both cornerstones of United States relations with Taiwan; (2) the United States should strengthen defense and security cooperation with Taiwan to support the development of capable, ready, and modern defense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; (3) the United States should strongly support the acquisition by Taiwan of defensive weapons through foreign military sales, direct commercial sales, and industrial cooperation, with a particular emphasis on asymmetric warfare and undersea warfare capabilities, consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act; (4) the United States should improve the predictability of arms sales to Taiwan by ensuring timely review of and response to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and defense services