2019 Annual Report to Congress | U.S.- CHINA | ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is a legislative branch commission created by the United States Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China, and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to Congress for legislative and administrative action.

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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is chartered to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China. The Commission meets its research mission by submitting to Congress an Annual Report, as well as by conducting staff-led reports, contracted research, and more.

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China’s Economy and Resources

Compliance with International Rules and Norms

Finance and Investment

Global Relations and Influence

Hong Kong

Product Safety

Science and Technology

Security and Defense

Taiwan

Trade and Supply Chains
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Chinese Companies Listed on Major U.S. Stock Exchanges FEATURED RESEARCH

PRC in International Organizations

China-Ukraine Timeline

The 2019 Annual Report to Congress covers an array of topics including U.S.-China trade tensions, U.S. reliance on Chinese pharmaceuticals, China's global military ambitions, and U.S.-China competition in critical emerging technologies.

Opening Statement of Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew

Opening Statement of Vice Chairman Robin Cleveland

Report PDFs

Annual Report to Congress6.72 MB

Executive Summary11.18 MB

Recommendations to Congress66.46 KB

2019 in Review

Chapter 1 Section 1 - Year in Review, Economics and Trade645.87 KB

Chapter 1 Section 2 - Year in Review, Security and Foreign Affairs441.25 KB

Beijing’s Internal and External Challenges

Chapter 2 - Beijing's Internal and External Challenges504.42 KB

U.S.-China Competition

Chapter 3 Section 1 - U.S.-China Commercial Relations548.35 KB

Chapter 3 Section 2 - Emerging Technologies and Military-Civil Fusion - Artificial Intelligence, New Materials, and New Energy510.26 KB

Chapter 3 Section 3 - Growing U.S. Reliance on China's Biotech and Pharmaceutical Products499.39 KB

China’s Global Ambitions

Chapter 4 Section 1 - Beijing's "World-Class" Military Goal413.49 KB

Chapter 4 Section 2 - An Uneasy Entente- China-Russia Relations in a New Era of Strategic Competition with the United States1005.93 KB

Chapter 4 Section 3 - China's Ambitions in Space - Contesting the Final Frontier2.74 MB

Chapter 4 Section 4 - Changing Regional Dynamics - Oceania and Singapore988.3 KB

Taiwan

Chapter 5 - Taiwan525.67 KB

Hong Kong

Chapter 6 - Hong Kong572.76 KB