A bipartisan delegation of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC), led by Chair Randall Schriver and Vice Chair Mike Kuiken, has returned from a fact-finding trip to the People’s Republic of China. The delegation visited Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, marking the Commission’s first official travel to China since 2019.
The delegation met with U.S. Embassy and U.S. Consulate diplomats, Chinese government officials, Chinese think tanks, and U.S. and Chinese industry representatives. The delegation held frank discussions with its interlocutors on a range of subjects, including artificial intelligence, advanced technology, biotechnology, local economic and business conditions, economic security, regional security, and global issues.
“We went to test our analysis against the ground truth, and in several areas, that is exactly what happened,” said Chair Schriver. “Where our hosts disagreed with our Annual Report and other analysis, we welcomed that debate. An honest airing of disagreement is more useful than a polite one.”
“We are committed to seeking to return at least annually to further expand areas of engagement so our analysis keeps pace with a relationship that does not stand still,” said Vice Chair Kuiken. “We were not able to secure many of the meetings we sought, including with some of China’s leading technology companies, and that is itself a data point.”
The Commission will report relevant findings from the trip through its ongoing work, including its Annual Report to Congress.
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