Cord Byrd: “the Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Appropriations Act directed the State Department to study and report on the United…”

“the Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Appropriations Act directed the State Department to study and report on the United States-People's Republic of China Science and Technology Agreement of 1979, and its protocols. The Agreement has been the basis for nearly a quarter century of science and technology transfers from the U.S. to China by twelve agencies of our government. While the Cox Report of 1999 detailed how private companies in the United States have transferred technologies that have aided the development of China's military, up until now there has never been an assessment of the joint scientific activities between the governments of the U.S. and China. As the report on the science and technology agreement states, this report 'is the first major analysis of the agreement in nearly 25 years and is intended to provide a comprehensive review of the agreement, its protocols, and their impact on the Chinese economy, military, and defense industrial base.'”