Toward a US-China Investment Treaty

Toward a US-China Investment Treaty

The United States and China are the two largest economies in the world; in terms of direct investment in each otherâ€™s economies, they are also among the worldâ€™s underperformers. Negotiations to produce a US-China Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) could change that situation dramatically, delivering a significant economic payoff to both countries. In this volume, experts at the Peterson Institute for International Economics analyze the roadblocks to those talks and outline steps that a BIT must take to encourage foreign investment and to establish reciprocal rules for the treatment of firms and protection of investments. US-China BIT negotiations were initiated under the presidencies of George W. Bush and Hu Jintao, but progress faltered in 2008 as US economic priorities shifted in the Great Recession. Negotiations resumed in late 2014. Among the challenges are Chinaâ€™s historically less ambitious agreements, a laborious legislative process to enact investment treaties in the United States, US concerns about national security, and Chinese policies that impede foreign investment. Scholars examine these issues and possible ways to resolve them.
Country USA
Manufacturer Peterson Institute for International Economics
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2015-02-10
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Peterson Institute for International Economics
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2015-02-10
Format	Kindle eBook

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