As the Sino -US science and technology war continued to heat up, the U.S. State Department stated that it is seeking to extend the Sino -US science and technology cooperation agreement for six months in order to negotiate with the Chinese government and strengthen the agreement.
According to Reuters, a U.S. State Department spokesman said on Wednesday (August 23) that the short -term extension of the six -month period will continue the agreement. At the same time, the United States will seek authorization to negotiate to revise and revise andStrengthen the terms of the China -US science and technology cooperation agreement, but "this does not mean that the United States promises to be postponed for a long time."
Data show that the SCINCE and Technologies Agreement (STA) signed in 1979, it was one of the first batch of government agreements after the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States, including environmental and agricultural sciences, and physical physics, as well as physical physicsThe field of cooperation with basic research with chemistry has laid the foundation for the two countries in the past 40 years of academic and commercial exchanges.The agreement is renewed every five years and will expire on August 27 this year according to the existing signing date.
However, the United States currently has the concerns of China's growing military strength and theft of American technology and business achievements, which has aroused questions about whether it should continue to renew the agreement.
A spokesman for the US State Department said that the agreement provides consistent standards for scientific cooperation between the government. If the agreement is invalidated, each institution will have to negotiate with the Chinese government's arrangements.
The spokesman also emphasized that the United States soberly recognizes the challenges brought by the national science and technology strategy of China, the Chinese government's actions in this field, and their threat to the composition of national security and intellectual property, and are committedTo protect the interests of the American people.
The Chinese Embassy in the United States did not respond to Reuters' comment requests, but Chinese officials have reportedly stated that they hope to extend the agreement.
Those who believe that the agreement should not be renewed, and the agreement has the risk of industrial espionage, mandatory technology transfer, and other risks that may promote China's military modernization strategy.Those who support the extension agreement believe that if the agreement is not extended, the United States will lose its understanding of China's technological progress.
However, many analysts believe that the agreement must be revised to protect the United States' innovation technology when strategic competition with China is intensified.
On the other hand, members of the China House of Representatives Special Committee, Republican member Andy Barr, Neal Dunn and Rob Wittman also proposed this week.The bill requires any such transactions with China to notify Congress.
According to reports, if the bill becomes a law, the US State Department will need to provide the assessment of security risks, technical transfer, and U.S. monitoring China's commitment capabilities within the prescribed number of days, otherwise any agreement will be revoked.
Balthar said that he was disappointed with the "serious concern" of the Bayeng government regardless of the "serious concern" proposed by the committee and continued to seek renewal Sino -US science and technology cooperation agreement.He also said that before the six -month extension of the agreement expired, he could promote the bill he proposed to ensure that Congress can conduct strong supervision of any scientific and technological agreement between Washington and Beijing.
