{"id":2013651,"date":"2023-08-27T15:38:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T19:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months\/"},"modified":"2023-08-27T15:41:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T19:41:17","slug":"us-seeks-to-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-with-china-for-6-months","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-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 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\">26<\/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%2Fus-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=2013651&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\u200d Seeks Extension of Science \u200dand Technology\u200c Agreement with China Amid Intellectual\u200c Theft Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>The United States is seeking \u200ban extension of only six months to a science and technology agreement (STA) with China \u2064amid concerns of intellectual theft. The landmark agreement, first signed in 1979,\u2064 established a framework for cooperation between the\u2064 two countries in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/differences-between-men-and-women-prageru-masters-program-episode-8-now-available-on-dailywire\/\" title=\"Check out PragerU's Master's Program Episode 8 on DailyWire+: 'Men vs. Women'.\">scientific\u200c research<\/a> and technology \u2062development. However, with the agreement\u2064 set\u200b to expire on Aug. 27, the U.S. is\u2063 looking to amend and strengthen its terms.<\/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\u200b US National Science and Technology Strategy Against China \u2062for Global \u2062Leadership<\/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\u2063 Reveals True Reasons Behind \u200bLack of\u200d Innovation in China&#8217;s Science\u200d and Technology<\/a><br \/>\n      <br \/>\n      <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/25\/2021<\/span>\n    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The U.S. State Department spokesperson\u200d stated that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/congress-skirts-nationwide-economic-catastrophe-after-last-minute-agreement-to-lift-debt-ceiling\/\" title=\"Congress Skirts Nationwide Economic Catastrophe After Last-Minute Agreement To Lift Debt Ceiling\">short-term extension<\/a> will maintain the agreement&#8217;s validity while negotiations for\u2063 amendments take place. This extension does not commit the United\u2062 States \u200cto\u200d a longer-term agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The renewal of the STA is under \u200dintense \u2063scrutiny due to concerns of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-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 months.\">intellectual property theft supported<\/a> by Beijing. The\u2063 U.S. Department of Commerce has recently lifted restrictions on \u206327 Chinese companies,\u2063 seen\u2064 as a gesture of goodwill ahead of \u2062U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo&#8217;s visit to Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>The House Select Committee on China has urged \u200dthe U.S. \u2064government not to renew \u2064the STA, citing potential risks to national security and the\u200d development\u200b of China&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-hoft-from-tgp-presents-at-transform-washington-on-january-6-web-conference-video\/\" title=\"Joe Hoft from TGP Presents at \u201cTransform Washington on January 6\u201d Web conference (VIDEO)\">military-industrial complex<\/a>. \u200dRepublican lawmakers have\u200d introduced legislation that would require congressional \u2064notification\u2063 for science\u2063 and tech agreements, \u2063including thorough risk assessments and human rights \u2064considerations.<\/p>\n<p>Former U.S. chief technology officer\u2063 Michael Kratsios, who worked on \u2062the most \u2064recent renewal of\u2064 the STA, believes that allowing the agreement to expire would redirect cutting-edge research and development investments to areas less vulnerable\u200b to exploitation.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the <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.\">proposed short-term extension<\/a>, a Chinese Embassy spokesperson emphasized that China&#8217;s views on\u200b science and technology relations with the U.S. remain consistent,\u200d emphasizing that\u200c science and technology \u2063are open for collaboration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US wants a 6-month extension to its science and technology agreement (STA) with China due to concerns over intellectual theft. Signed in 1979, the agreement facilitated collaboration on research and tech development. 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