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Disclaimer The research papers and reports listed on this website are prepared at the request of the Commission to support its deliberations. It is posted to the Commission’s website in order to promote greater public understanding of the issues addressed by the Commission in its ongoing assessment of U.S.-China economic relations and their implications for U.S. security, as mandated by P.L. 106-398 and P.L. 108-7. Posting to the Commission’s website does not imply an endorsement by the Commission or any individual Commissioner of the views or conclusions expressed in the paper.

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4/14/10	RELEASE OF RESEARCH REPORT ON A POTENTIAL U.S.-CHINA BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY: The Commission has approved for public release a new contracted report entitled: “Evaluating a Potential U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty: Background, Context and Implications.” “China has signed BITs with most of the world’s most significant trading and investing countries, including Japan, Germany and the UK. A major omission is a US-China BIT… Rising trade and investment flows between the two nations led them to resume negotiations in June 2008, following the fourth Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) meeting…” [Read THE FULL REPORT] The Commission contracted with the Economist Intelligence Unit to produce this report on the basis of a competitive contract awarded in June 2009. Questions regarding this report, or the Commission’s procedures for contracted research, should be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. Telephone: 202-624-1482 / E-mail: jdotson@uscc.gov. RELEASE OF RESEARCH REPORT ON CHINESE INGREDIENTS IN U.S. PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS: The Commission has approved for public release a new contracted report entitled: “Potential Health & Safety Impacts from Pharmaceuticals and Supplements Containing Chinese-Sourced Raw Ingredients.” “In recent years there has been increasingly deep concern regarding the potential health and public safety impacts of the widespread and unregulated use of Chinese-sourced ingredients that are imported and incorporated into America’s pharmaceutical products, dietary, and nutritional supplements…” [Read THE FULL REPORT] The Commission contracted with NSD Bio Group, LLC to produce this report on the basis of a competitive contract awarded in April 2009. Questions regarding this report, or the Commission’s procedures for contracted research, should be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. Telephone: 202-624-1482 / E-mail: jdotson@uscc.gov.
12/10/09	RELEASE OF RESEARCH REPORT ON CHINA’S EMPLOYMENT OF STRATEGIC DECEPTION AND PERCEPTION MANAGEMENT: The Commission has approved for public release a new contracted report entitled: China’s Use of Perception Management and Strategic Deception. “Beijing’s overt efforts to restore the Middle Kingdom’s economic, military, and political prestige present an interesting dilemma for U.S. and Asian policy makers. While China’s expanding economic prowess, military might, and exercise of political influence are largely visible to the untrained eye—is there more to the story? Are members of the US academic, diplomatic, and intelligence communities being targeted by an unspoken agenda that may further Chinese foreign policy and national security objectives, potentially at a significant cost to those outside Beijing?”[Read THE FULL REPORT] The Commission contracted with Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to produce this report on the basis of a competitive contract awarded in November 2008. Questions regarding this report should be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. Telephone: 202-624-1482 / E-mail: jdotson@uscc.gov. Questions regarding the Commission’s contracted research procedures should be directed to Executive Director Michael R. Danis at 202-624-1407 or via email at mdanis@uscc.gov.
10/22/09	RELEASE OF RESEARCH REPORT ON “CHINESE CYBER WARFARE & ESPIONAGE”: The Commission has approved for public release a contracted report entitled: Capability of the People’s Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation. The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a decade into a sweeping military modernization program that has transformed its ability to fight high tech wars. A major element of this modernization effort, known as informationization, is guided by the doctrine of fighting “Local War Under Informationized Conditions,” i.e., the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to develop a fully networked architecture capable of coordinating military operations on land, in air, at sea, in space and across the electromagnetic spectrum…” [Read THE PDF REPORT] The Commission contracted with Northrop Grumman Corporation to produce this report on the basis of a competitive contract awarded in March 2009. Questions regarding this Report or the Commission’s procedures for contracted research should be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. Telephone: 202-624-1482 / E-mail: jdotson@uscc.gov.
7/10/09	“The 88 Queensway Group Report: A Case Study in Chinese Investor’s Operations in Angola and Beyond” prepared by U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission http://www.uscc.gov/The_88_Queensway_Group.pdf [Disclaimer: This paper is the product of professional research performed by staff members of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the members of the Commission]
10/20/08	Read the following Research Papers prepared by the “Trade Lawyers Advisory Group” under a grant funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): “China's Policy of Substantially Undervaluing the Renminbi: A Challenge for the International Monetary and Trading System” "China's Global Trade Balance Discrepancy: Hong Kong Entrepot Effects and Round-Tripping Chinese”
1/03/08	Read the following Research Papers prepared by the “Trade Lawyers Advisory Group” under a grant funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA): China’s Soaring Financial, Industrial and Technological Power China’s Compliance with WTO Commitments and Obligations: 2005-2007 Update The Crisis in Intellectual Property Protection and China’s Role in That Crisis China’s Industrial Subsidies Study: High Technology China’s Support Programs for Selected Industries: Agriculture China’s Support Programs for Selected Industries: Wood and Wood Products China’s Support Programs for Selected Industries: Textiles and Apparel China’s Laws, Regulations and Practices in the Areas of Technology Transfer, Trade-Related Investment Measures, Subsidies and Intellectual Property Protection Which Raise WTO Compliance Concerns Discrimination on Taxation: How Trade with China is Affected A Review of TRIPS and TRIMS Enforcement Issues in The People’s Republic of China
09/02/05	Commission's Trade Lawyers Advisory Group's Report entitled "Any Change to China's Non-Market Economy Status Must be Based on the Criteria Specified Under U.S. Antidumping Law," dated August 18, 2005. (PDF)
07/28/05	The Commission's Trade Lawyers Advisory Group submits an update to its report -- The updated report dated July 20, 2005 provides selected updates to issues reviewed in the May 2005 Report including outgrowth from the Dalian, China mini-ministerial of trade ministers. (PDF)
06/01/05	June 1, 2005 Research paper entitled "An Analysis of U.S.-China Advanced Technology Trade" prepared by Pat Choate and Edward A. Miller, Manufacturing Policy Project is available. (PDF)
05/16/05	May 16, 2005: The Commission's Trade Lawyers Advisory Group submits its first Report entitled: The Importance of Trade Remedies to the U.S. Trade Relationship with China." The Report examines the trade relationship between the U.S. and China, the use of legitimate trade remedies to address trade distortions, the existing challenges to effective trade remedies versus Chinese dumping, and recommends steps that need to be taken. (PDF) Read the transmittal letter and Report (PDF)