America's Science and Technology Competition with China:the Role of Congress and Its Implications
In the era of great power competition,Congress has come to the forefront of the U.S.policy toward China,and plays an im-portant role in the U.S.science and technology competition toward China.Congress is the builder of the narrative of American science and technology competition with China,the designer of science and technology competition system with China,and the guarantor of the implementation of science and technology competition strategy with China.The main features of Congress'intervention in the science and technology competition between the U.S.and China are active attitude,extensive content of intervention,consensus held by both par-ties and good cooperation and coordination with the executive branch.The significance of emerging and critical technologies at the strate-gic level,the formation of domestic consensus on competition with China,the advocacy of specialized committees within Congress,the influence of core hawkish legislators,and the pressure exerted by external interest groups are the primary factors driving Congress to en-gage in U.S.-China science and technology competition.Congressional intervention in U.S.-China science and technology competition not only alters the decision-making environment of U.S.science and technology policy towards China but also propels the prolonged in-stitutionalization of science and technology competition and increases the complexity and difficulty of China's response to U.S.science and technology competition.Moreover,it may lead to the establishment of a new normal in the interaction between Congress and execu-tive departments in shaping policies towards China.
Great power competitionScience and technology competitionU.S.CongressCooperation between government and con-gressCompetition consensus
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