Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the Communist Party of China's "Made In China 2025" Plan and publicly-known malign Communist Party of China's actions supporting the goals of its "Made in China 2025" plan.
12/15/2023, 3:52 PMSummary of Bill HRES 697
Bill 118 HRES 697, titled "Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the Communist Party of China's 'Made In China 2025' Plan and publicly-known malign Communist Party of China's actions supporting the goals of its 'Made in China 2025' plan," is a resolution introduced in the US Congress. The resolution aims to address concerns regarding China's "Made In China 2025" plan, which is a strategic initiative by the Chinese government to become a global leader in high-tech industries.The resolution expresses the House of Representatives' sense that the Communist Party of China's "Made In China 2025" plan poses a threat to US national security and economic interests. It highlights the publicly-known malign actions taken by the Chinese government to support the goals of the plan, including intellectual property theft, forced technology transfer, and unfair trade practices.
The resolution calls on the US government to take action to counter the threats posed by China's "Made In China 2025" plan, including strengthening intellectual property protections, imposing tariffs on Chinese goods, and working with allies to address China's unfair trade practices. Overall, Bill 118 HRES 697 underscores the importance of addressing the challenges posed by China's strategic initiatives and calls for a coordinated response to protect US interests in the face of growing competition from China.
Congressional Summary of HRES 697
This resolution expresses the sense that China seeks to dominate technology-related sectors through unfair trade practices as outlined in the Made in China 2025 plan (a broad set of industrial plans aiming to boost competitiveness in global manufacturing). The resolution also expresses that U.S. businesses, research institutions, and federal entities involved in research and design are targets for such disruption, and should prepare themselves for growing unfair Chinese trade practices and continued theft of intellectual property.
Current Status of Bill HRES 697
Bill HRES 697 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 18, 2023. Bill HRES 697 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on September 18, 2023. Bill HRES 697's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. as of September 18, 2023Bipartisan Support of Bill HRES 697
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