Report To Congress Of The U S China Economic And Security Review Commission

This report responds to the mandate for the Commission ¿to monitor, investigate, & report to Congress on the nat. security implications of the bilateral trade & economic relationship between the U.S. & the People¿s Republic of China.¿ Includes detailed treatment of investigations of the following areas: proliferation practices; economic transfers; energy; U.S. capital markets; regional economic & security impacts; U.S.-China bilateral programs; World Trade Organization compliance; & freedom of expression. The Comm. conducted its work through a comprehensive set of 7 public hearings, taking testimony from over 118 witnesses from Congress, the executive branch, industry, academia, policy groups, & other experts. Illustrations.

This report responds to the mandate for the Committee ¿to monitor, investigate, and report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the U.S. and the People¿s Republic of China.¿ Includes detailed treatment of investigations of the following areas: proliferation practices; economic transfers; energy; U.S. capital markets; regional economic and security impacts; U.S.-China bilateral programs; World Trade Organization compliance; and freedom of expression. The Committee conducted its work through a comprehensive set of 9 public hearings, taking testimony from over 92 witnesses from Congress, the executive branch, industry, academia, policy groups, and other experts. Ill.

Detailed treatment of the Commission's investigations of the areas identified by the Congress for their exam. & recommend. in the amendments of 2003: China's proliferation practices; China's economic & security impacts in Asia (the Comm. included a review of the Six-Party Talks to secure a termination of North Korea's nuclear weapons programs); China's economic reforms & U.S. economic transfers to China; China's energy needs; China's impact on the process known as globalizationÓ; the security implications of Chinese firms' access to U.S. capital markets; U.S. investment in China; U.S.-China bilateral programs & agreements; China's record of compliance with its WTO commitments; & the Chinese gov'ts. media control actions.