{"id":2013543,"date":"2023-08-27T12:37:04","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T16:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T12:40:59","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T16:40:59","slug":"united-states-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months\/","title":{"rendered":"US wants to prolong science and technology deal with China for 6 more months."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funited-states-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2013543&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The United States Seeks Short-Term \u2063Extension to \u200dScience \u200dand Technology Agreement with China<\/h2>\n<p>The United States\u2064 is currently seeking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">short-term<\/a> six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-plans-6th-round-of-negotiations-with-iran-to-move-forward-in-compliance-with-a-nuclear-deal\/\" title=\"U.S. plans 6th round of negotiations with Iran to move forward in compliance with a nuclear deal\">-month extension<\/a> to the science and technology agreement (STA) with China. This \u200dmove comes\u200b amid concerns of intellectual theft and\u200b aims to address these issues effectively.<\/p>\n<p>The STA, a landmark\u2064 agreement \u200bfirst signed in 1979, established a framework for scientific\u2062 research and technology development cooperation between the United States and China.\u200b It has been renewed every \u200dfive \u200dyears, with the current agreement\u200b set to expire on Aug. 27.<\/p>\n<p>In coordination with\u2063 other agencies, the U.S. State Department is\u200c actively pursuing a six-month extension to ensure the\u2062 continuity of the agreement.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/epochtv\/house-hearing-on-u-s-national-science-and-technology-strategy-against-china-for-global-leadership-5087211\">House Hearing on US \u200cNational Science and Technology Strategy \u2062Against China for \u2063Global Leadership<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">2\/28\/2023<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<li>\n      <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/ccp-premier-reveals-true-reasons-behind-lack-of-innovation-in-chinas-science-and-technology-3915105\">CCP Premier Reveals\u200c True Reasons Behind Lack\u2064 of Innovation in China&#8217;s \u200bScience and Technology<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/25\/2021<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This short-term six-month extension will keep \u2063the agreement in force while we seek authority to undertake negotiations to amend and strengthen \u2064the\u200c terms of the STA. It does not commit the United States to a longer-term extension,&#8221;\u200d stated a\u200c spokesperson from the State Department in an \u200cinterview with\u2064 Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The State Department \u200bemphasizes that the agreement provides consistent standards for government scientific\u200b cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>Renewal of\u200b the\u200c STA is currently under intense scrutiny, as U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-mcconnell-urges-senate-to-pass-mccarthys-debt-deal\/\" title=\"McConnell urges Senate to approve McCarthy's debt deal.\">lawmakers express concerns<\/a> about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/united-states-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months\/\" title=\"US wants to prolong science and technology deal with China for 6 more months.\">potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-really-running-the-biden-gang-its-not-joe-biden-so-who-could-it-be\/\" title=\"Who Is Really Running the Biden Gang?  It\u2019s Not Joe Biden, So Who Could It Be?\">intellectual property<\/a> theft supported<\/a> by Beijing.<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Visitors look at home appliances at the Hong Kong \u2063Spring Electronics Fair held \u2062on April 12, \u200b2023. (Peter Parks\/AFP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We\u200d are clear-eyed \u200cto the challenges posed by [China&#8217;s] national strategies on\u200c science \u200cand technology, Beijing&#8217;s actions in this space, and the threat they pose to U.S. national security and intellectual property,\u2062 and are dedicated to protecting\u200d the interests of the American people,&#8221; the spokesperson added.<\/p>\n<p>The House Select Committee\u2064 on China has urged the U.S. government not to renew the STA,\u2062 as they \u2063believe that research conducted under the agreement could potentially strengthen China&#8217;s \u2062military-industrial development.<\/p>\n<p>Republican lawmakers \u200cAndy Barr (R-Ky.), Neal Dunn (R-Fla.), and Rob \u200dWittman (R-Va.) have \u200bproposed a \u2064bill on\u200d Aug. 23 that would require congressional notification for science and tech\u2063 agreements. The proposed provision includes thorough risk assessments, human rights considerations, and consistent monitoring mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. chief technology officer Michael Kratsios,\u200c who worked \u2064on the last renewal of the \u200cSTA \u200bin 2018, stated on Aug. 22 that allowing the STA \u2064to expire would &#8220;help refocus our cutting-edge R&#038;D investments into venues where they are far less vulnerable to being used against the U.S. national interest.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to the proposed short-term extension of the\u200b STA, Chinese Embassy spokesperson Liu Pengyu stated in an email that Beijing&#8217;s &#8220;views and positions on China-U.S. science and technology relations are\u2063 consistent. S&#038;T is an \u200copen\u2062 business.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Commerce has lifted restrictions on \u206427 Chinese \u200ccompanies, removing them from the &#8220;unverified list&#8221; \u200bthat bans the purchase of U.S. products and technology without a license. This move has been seen by the international community as an &#8220;olive branch&#8221; to China ahead of U.S. Secretary of \u200bCommerce&#8217;s visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US is requesting a six-month extension to the science and technology agreement (STA) with China due to concerns over intellectual theft. Signed in 1979, the agreement established a framework for collaboration on scientific research and technology development between the two countries. 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