Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek stands for a photo on Jan. 4, 2024, at his office in the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Malek pushed for the Missouri State Employees' Retirement System to divest from Chinese companies. He faces several challengers in the Aug. 6, Republican primary. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world's largest economies. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)
FILE - Missouri House Budget Committee Chairman Cody Smith, right, speaks to reporters Friday, May 7, 2021, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Smith is running in the Aug. 6, Republican primary for state treasurer. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)
Missouri state Sen. Andrew Koenig speaks to reporters on May 9, 2024, at the state Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo. Koenig is running in the Aug. 6, Republican primary for state treasurer. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
A sign for the Missouri State Employees' Retirement system is shown, with the office in the background, on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, in Jefferson City, Mo. Some U.S. states are scrapping investments in Chinese companies amid tensions between countries with the world's largest economies. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)