US Commission Calls for Reciprocity as ‘Foundational’ Principle in Actions Targeting Chinese Regime

Paramilitary police officers wearing face masks march next to the entrance of the Forbidden City in Beijing, on Sept. 20, 2020. Nicolas Asfouri/AFP via Getty Images

Congress should apply the principle of reciprocity in all legislation concerning U.S.–China relations, a U.S. congressional commission has urged.

The recommendation was among 19 made in an annual report (pdf) by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) that focuses on responding to a catalog of challenges posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).