By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Friday he will introduce legislation to deter aggression against Taiwan by identifying targets for economic measures that could be deployed rapidly if China acts against the island.

Republican Senator Jim Risch of Idaho said his “Deter PRC Aggression Against Taiwan Act” would create a State and Treasury Department-led task force that would identify Chinese military and non-military targets for sanctions, export controls and other economic measures to use against Beijing in case of Chinese aggression against Taiwan.

“Using lessons learned from the challenges in U.S. and partner country sanctions against Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, this legislat

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