U.S.-China Counter-Terrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy

Abstract

After the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States faced a challenge in enlisting the full support of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in counterterrorism. This effort raised short-term policy issues about how to elicit cooperation and how to address China's concerns about military action (Operation Enduring Freedom). Long-term questions have concerned whether counterterrorism has strategically transformed bilateral relations and whether China's support has been valuable and not obtained at the expense of other U.S. interests. Congress has oversight over the trend toward closer ties with China as well as a range of policy options. These options cover law-enforcement cooperation; designations of terrorist organizations; release of detained Uighurs; weapons nonproliferation; waivers of sanctions on exporting security equipment that were put into place after the 1989 Tiananmen crackdown; the Container Security Initiative (CSI); and military-to-military contacts. This report will be updated as warranted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 12, 2005
Accession Number
ADA462468

Entities

People

  • Shirley Kan

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Antiterrorism
  • Asia
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Cooperation
  • Counterterrorism
  • Department Of State
  • Foreign Relations
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Security
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Warfare
  • Weapons
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering