Search Form

U.S.- CHINA | ECONOMIC and SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

U.S.-China Economic AND Security Review Commission

Research

Research
China’s Navy Extends its Combat Reach to the Indian Ocean
In early 2014, a Chinese surface action group carried out a sophisticated training exercise spanning the South China Sea (SCS), eastern Indian Ocean, and Philippine Sea. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy used the 23-day deployment to improve operational proficiencies for antisubmarine warfare, air defense, electronic warfare, and expeditionary logistics; train to seize disputed islands and reefs in the SCS; enhance its ability to conduct integrated and multi-disciplinary operations; and demonstrate to the Indo-Pacific region that China’s combat reach now extends to the eastern Indian Ocean.
Research
Should China Join the WTO’s Services Agreement?
USCC economic issue brief prepared by staff on China's petition last October to join the Trade in Services Agreement, a side agreement in the WTO that entered its sixth round of talks in late February.
Research
China’s New Fishing Regulations Seek to Justify and Consolidate Control in the South China Sea
Research
Air Defense Identification Zone Intended to Provide China Greater Flexibility to Enforce East China Sea Claims
Research
China's Potential Air Defense System Sale to Turkey and Implications for the United States