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U.S.-China Economic AND Security Review Commission

Research: Economics and Trade

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Request for Proposals on China’s Industrial Overcapacity
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission invites submission of proposals to provide a concise, one-time unclassified report on China’s industrial overcapacity. Proposals must be submitted by March 26, 2021 at 5:30 pm ET.
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China’s Corporate Social Credit System: Context, Competition, Technology and Geopolitics
China’s ambitious Corporate Social Credit System (CSCS) comprises a nation-wide data-gathering effort intended to regulate corporate behavior. This report describes the policy background, present function, and ultimate vision for this system as identified by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Two Markets, Two Resources: Documenting China’s Engagement in Africa

Under a “state-led, enterprise-driven” approach, Chinese firms have significantly expanded their presence in extractive industries in African countries over the past three decades.

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Trends in U.S. Multinational Enterprise Activity in China, 2000–2017

The report analyzes nearly two decades of data compiled by the Bureau of Economic Analysis to profile U.S. commercial activity in China.

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Hong Kong's Special Status

Since its establishment in 2000, the Commission has closely followed the situation in Hong Kong.

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China’s Banking Sector Risks and Implications for the United States

Despite four decades of promised liberalization, the Communist Party-state retains the ability to intervene dec

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China's Engagement with Africa: Foundations for an Alternative Governance Regime
Over the last two decades, Beijing has significantly expanded its political, technological, economic, and security ties with African countries. Guiding this undertaking is Beijing’s view of Africa as a continent well-suited to China’s political governance and economic development model.
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China's Smart Cities Development

China has become a leader in developing and exporting its smart cities technologies like networked cameras, sensors, and location services—and the rest of the Internet of Things—to collect a wide variety of data in order to control things like traffic, energy usage, and crime, and to augment stat

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Cascading Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak in China

The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a staff research report entitled, Cascading Economic Impacts of the COVID-19 Outbreak in China.

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The U.S.-China “Phase One” Deal: A Backgrounder

On January 15, 2020, President Donald Trump and China’s Vice Premier Liu He signed a “Phase One” trade agreement. It forms part of an effort to resolve trade tensions that have been ongoing since March 2018, when the Office of the U.S.