New Congress Impact on PRC China Relations and the Security Industry
American legislators are set to play a crucial role in US-China relations in the new Congress, with Republicans now holding the House majority and with growing bipartisan concern over China. IPVM spoke to 10 policy experts and Congressional staffers to help us understand what to expect.
Inside this report, we analyze what the new Congress means for the US-China relationship, what the key issues will be, and how this could impact companies.
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***** *****'* ******** *********,**** *************** ***** **** **** ** ******* relationships *** **** *********** ** **** in ***** ** ***** ** ******** at ****. *********, ***** ****** ********** ****** ** *****-** ********** and ******, **** ******* ***** ** *** horizon **** ****,****** ******** ******, **** ********** ******* ******, ***** ***** ******.
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**** ** ********* ******* *** ***** makes ***********, **** **** *** *********** correlate ** ********* ****** ** ***** in ********. ** ****, ***** **** Republicans ******* *** *****, *** ******* by *** ***** ************** ** ******* relations **** ***** *** ** *** with *********** *** **** ******* ***** for ***** ******** ** *****.
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******* ****** ***** ***** ** **** that ************* ***** *** ******** ***** China *** *** ******** ** *** US-China ************.
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********* ** ******* ********** ** ****** ** *** ****** States** ******** *** *** **** ******. This *** ******** *****'* *********** ** make *********** ** *** ** ** order ** ****** ******** ****** *** the ****. *******, ********—*** ******** ** Congress *********** **'* *****—****** *** ***** are **********.
*** ****** ** *** *** ******* Russia *** ******* **** **** ** impactful. ** ** **** **** *** Russia ** **** ***/** ** ****** persists ** ********** *** ******, ********* of *****'* ******* *** ***** **** increase.
*******, **** **** **** **** ** ******** ** China, ********* ** * *********** ***** crackdown **** ***********. ** ******* ******** occur ** ****, *** *** ********** cracks **** *******, **** **** ******** concern **** *****'* ***** ****** ********* in ******* *********.
******, *** **** ************ **** ***** of ** ********* ******** ** *****.
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**** ****** **** ***** ********* ** racist?
************, *** ******** **** **** ******* TikTok *** ****** *** *** ******** person **** **** ******* *****-** *** "China *****" *** ******. **'* ******** that *** ********* *** ************ ******* to *** **** ****** *** ***** nothing **** ******* ** ******.
*** *.*.***** ***** ******* ** ******* ** discrimination ******* ******* ******** | ***** China ******* ****
*** *** **** ****** ** ** excuse.
*****. *** ******** ** ******* **** will ****** ******** ** ***. ***** the ****** ** ** ********, ********* racism **** *** ****** *** * very ***** ********.
** ** ****** **** *** *** who ********* *** ************* ***** ****** to ***** *** *** ****** ******* are ******** ******** **** ** ******...
****** ********* ***** *** ***** * and *** ***** * **** ********* as ******.
*** ***** * ***** ************** ** PRC ********** ********* **** ******, *** issue * ***** *****-** *******.
** ** ******** **** ***** **** be * ********** ** *********** ** racism ** ***** ****** *******, *********** splintering *** ********** *******?
***, * ***** ** ** ****** that ***** **** ** *********** ** racism; ** *** ** ******* ** congress, **** ** ** ***** **** media *******, ************ *** ************* ** COVID-19 *******. * ***** ** ******* on *** *** ******** **, *** how ************** **** *** *******.
*** *** *** **** **** **********, as ***** ** *** ****.
** **** **** ******** ** ******* by ***** ****** ** **** ******* can ***** ******* ******* ** *** election **********?
*****. ***** ************ ********** *** *** **** ****** - the ***** ******************** *** ** *************. ***** ******* *** ** **** forceful ** *********** *** ***** ******* vote, *** **** **** ******* ******* over **** ******* ***. * ***** they **** ***** **** ******** **** members ******** ** **** ****** ***.
*** **** ** *** ** * rough ***** *** **-***** ********* ***** a *** *** ******* *** ******* yesterday **** *******.
** * ******, ********* ** ***** Antony *********** ********* *** ****** ******* - *** ***** **** visit ** * ***** - ***** many ***** ***** ***** * ****** to ******* ********* ** ****.
** **** ******* *********, *** *** has ****** ******** * ********** "***** offensive" ******** ******* ** ****** ******* relations. *.*. ******* ****** -*** ***** **** *** *** ***** Offensive?** ***** **** *** **, ** is *** ***** **** ** ***.
*** *** ******* **** ********* **** Canada, *** *** ******** ******* ******** summoned *****'* ********** *** * ***** conversation ***** *** ********.
*** *** ******* **** ********* **** Canada, *** *** ******** ******* ******** summoned *****'* ********** *** * ***** conversation ***** *** ********.
*'* **** *** ******* ******-****** **** of * ** **** ****** ********* to *** ******* *** *** *** press *** ******** **** *** ******** to ******* *******.
*** *.*. ***** ** *************** **** passed * **** ** ******** ** ban *** ******* ** *** **** the *.*. ********* ********* *******. *** potential ****** ** ***********. **** **** the *.*. ******** ****** ** ******* barrels ** *** ** *****.
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