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ABOUT THE WORKING GROUP ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN U.S.-CHINA
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The bipartisan Working Group on Science and Technology in U.S.-China Relations is chaired by Peter
Cowhey, Dean of UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, and comprised of twenty-eight
China specialists and exerts in science and technology from academia, industry, and think tanks,
Organized by the UC San Diego 21st Century China Center, the Working Group operates under the
auspices of the Task Force on U.S.-China Policy, which is co-chaired by Susan Shirk from UC San
Diego and Orville Schell from the Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations.
Working Group members met in person three times in San Diego, Washington D.C. and San Mateo
between September 2019 and March 2020. After March 2020, the Working Group switched to virtual
reports. Throughout, the Working Group kept its focus on China’s evolving science and technology
policy and practice, the challenges the People’s Republic of China (PRC) presents to the United
States, and the debates in the United States over the complex trade-offs between national security,
competitiveness, and openness in the context of the broader innovation ecosystem.
The intent of the Working Group was to create a guide for the transition team for the next president.
approach to competition by the U.S. in four domains of science and technology: fundamental
The mission of the 21st Century China Center is to produce and disseminate impactful evidence-
based research about China, and to enhance U.S.-China relations by advancing scholarly
collaboration, convening policy discussions, and actively communicating with policy makers and the
general public in both countries.
The Center on U.S.-China Relations was founded in 2006 and is based at Asia Society’s New York
headquarters. The center undertakes projects and events which explore areas of common interest
and divergent views between the two countries, focusing on policy, culture, business, media,
economics, energy, and the environment.
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