US-China Economic & Security Review Commission Annual Report 2012

This report responds to the mandate for the Commission ''to monitor, investigate, and report to Congress on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China." In this Report, the Commission reached a broad and bipartisan consensus; it approved the Report unanimously, with all 12 members voting to approve and submit it.

This report includes detailed treatment of the investigations of the areas identified by Congress for examination and recommendation. These areas are:

• Proliferation Practices
• Economic Transfers
• Energy
• Access to United States Capital Markets
• Regional Economic and Security Impacts
• United States-China Bilateral Programs
• World Trade Organization Compliance
• Freedom of Expression

This report contains recommendations intended for use by Congress.