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2016 Annual Report to Congress

This year’s report covers Chinese overcapacity, investment in the United States, state-owned enterprise reform, China’s military buildup, espionage threats to the United States, and China’s relationship with the world (including a special focus on Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Asia, and North Korea), among other topics. Additionally, this year’s report has a new chapter on China’s response to the United States’ Rebalance to Asia.

Report PDFs
Annual Report to Congress11.08 MB
Executive Summary2.18 MB
Recommendations to Congress112.08 KB
Chapter 1
Chapter 1 U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations1.51 MB
Chapter 1 Section 1 - Year in Review - Economics and Trade334.65 KB
Chapter 1 Section 2 - State-Owned Enterprises, Overcapacity, and China's Market Economy Status704.55 KB
Chapter 1 Section 3 - 13th Five-Year Plan616.48 KB
Chapter 2
Chapter 2 U.S.-China Security Relations4.17 MB
Chapter 2 Section 1 - Year in Review - Security and Foreign Affairs3.94 MB
Chapter 2 Section 2 - China's Force Projection and Expeditionary Capabilities199.96 KB
Chapter 2 Section 3 - China's Intelligence Services and Espionage Threats to the United States143.54 KB
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 China and the World4.96 MB
Chapter 3 Section 1 - China and South Asia3.11 MB
Chapter 3 Section 2 - China and Taiwan1.35 MB
Chapter 3 Section 3 - China and Hong Kong422.15 KB
Chapter 3 Section 4 - China and North Korea303.68 KB
Chapter 4
Chapter 4 China and the U.S. Rebalance to Asia276.81 KB

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