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Committee hears experts urge tougher screens on outbound investment and stronger economic offers to counter China
Summary
Witnesses and members debated how to strengthen U.S. economic engagement in East Asia and the Pacific, including market access limits of IPEF, bilateral trade options, critical-minerals partnerships, outbound investment screening (COINS/administrative orders) and measures to curb Chinese intellectual-property theft.
Chairwoman Sharon Kim opened the hearing asking whether U.S. economic engagement "has been aligned with the demands and needs of our partners." Members and witnesses answered with a mix of urgency about enforcement and proposals for positive economic initiatives.
Nut graf: Witnesses and lawmakers argued that the Indo‑Pacific Economic Framework lacks U.S. market access and that the United States needs both new economic offers (sectoral or bilateral deals) and stronger defensive tools — outbound investment screening, targeted export controls and enforcement actions — to deny China sensitive technology and reduce coercive dependency.
Craig Singleton criticized recent approaches that emphasized diplomacy over…
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