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Does the America COMPETES Act Really Help America Compete?

Does the America COMPETES Act Really Help America Compete?
The dome of the U.S. Capitol is seen in Washington on Aug. 8, 2021. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
Christopher Balding
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A great aspect of American democracy is that legislation text is transparent and readily available for anyone to review before representatives vote on the bill. With Congress passing the America COMPETES Act on Feb. 4 and heading to the Senate, it is worth going through the legislation and see what is actually in the bill and whether it will help America compete better, specifically against China.

Christopher Balding
Christopher Balding
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Christopher Balding was a professor at the Fulbright University Vietnam and the HSBC Business School of Peking University Graduate School. He specializes in the Chinese economy, financial markets, and technology. A senior fellow at the Henry Jackson Society, he lived in China and Vietnam for more than a decade before relocating to the United States.
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