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U.S. Senate, Hearing on China's Belt and Road Initiative, June 12, 2019
Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) was committee chair of the finance committee and John Cornyn (R-Texas) was chair of the subcommittee on international trade. Cornyn chaired the hearing which included testimony from Carolyn Bartholomew, Roy Kamphausen, Daniel Klimen, and Derek Scissors.
U.S. Dept. of Defense, Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2019
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Congress has mandated that the U.S. Department of Defense prepare and release an annual report on China's military power.
U.S. Senate, China's Impact on the U.S. Educational System, February 27, 2019
The U.S. Senate Permanent Committee on Investigations released this report. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) chaired the committee. Tom Carper (D-Delaware) was the ranking minority member of the committee.
U.S. Government Accountability Office, Agreements Establishing Confucius Institutes at U.S. Universities Are Similar, but Institute Operations Vary, February 16, 2019
This study of Confucius Institutes included 90 such programs. The GAO reviewed the agreements establishing the institutes and carried out interviews with program personnel at 10 colleges. Below is a summary of findings. Click on the link at the bottom for the full report.
2018 Report to Congress On China’s WTO Compliance
This is the 17th annual report to Congress on compliance by China with commitments made in connection with its accession to the World Trade Organization.
Jeff Sessions, 2018, New Initiative to Combat Chinese Economic Espionage
Attorney General Jeff Sessions
Washington, DC
Nov. 1, 2018
(Please download the DOJ China Initiative below.)
Vice Pres. Mike Pence, “On the Administration’s Policy toward China,” October 4, 2018
Delivered at the Hudson Institute in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of State, Intellectual Property Amendment to U.S.-China Science and Technology Protocol, Sept. 22, 2018
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The original U.S.-China Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement was signed in 1979 with the establishment of diplomatic relations.
PRC State Council, The Facts and China’s Position on China-US Trade Friction, September 2018
A white paper issued by the Information Office of the State Council in the People's Republic of China.
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, China’s Overseas United Front Work, August 24, 2018
This report for the commission was written by Alexander Bowe. China’s United Front Work (海外统战工作) is coming under increasing scrutiny by the U.S. government.
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