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and Espionage Operations, oral testimony of Mark Stokes, June 9, 2016; and Jack
Detsch, “Report: China Bolsters State Hacking Powers,” Christian Science Monitor,
February 4, 2016.
168. White House, Fact Sheet: President Xi Jinping’s State Visit to the United
States, September 25, 2015.
169. Sonja Elmquist, “U.S. Steel Seeking China Import Ban after Alleged Hacking,”
Bloomberg, April 26, 2016.
170. Josephine Mason and David Lawder, “In Bold Move, U.S. Steel Launches Campaign
to Stop China Imports,” Reuters, April 27, 2016.
171. United States Steel Corporation, “U.S. Steel Files ITC Complaint,” April 26,
2016.
172. Inside U.S. Trade—World Trade Online, “Cybertheft Allegations against China
in 337 Case Could Set Precedent,” August 25, 2016.
173. U.S. International Trade Commission, Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Products
(Investigation No. 337–TA–1002), April 26, 2016.
174. Inside U.S. Trade—World Trade Online, “U.S. Steel Asks for Review of Suspension
Order in 337 Case against China,” July 14, 2016.
175. Inside U.S. Trade—World Trade Online, “Cybertheft Allegations against China
in 337 Case Could Set Precedent,” August 25, 2016.
176. U.S. Trade Representative, 2016 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign
Trade Barriers, March 2016, 91.
177. U.S. Trade Representative, 2016 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign
Trade Barriers, March 2016, 91.
178. U.S. Trade Representative, 2015 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign
Trade Barriers, March 2015, 78.
179. U.S. Trade Representative, 2016 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign
Trade Barriers, March 2016, 91.
180. Freedom House, “Freedom on the Net 2015: Table of Country Scores.”
181. Paul Carsten, “U.S. Says China Internet Censorship a Burden for Business,”
Reuters, April 8, 2016.
182. Paul Carsten, “U.S. Says China Internet Censorship a Burden for Business,”
Reuters, April 8, 2016.
183. Julie Makinen, “Chinese Censorship Costing U.S. Tech Firms Billions in Revenue,”
Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2015.
184. US-China Business Council, “Translation of Provisions on Network Publication
Services Administration.”
185. US-China Business Council, “Translation of Provisions on Network Publication
Services Administration.”
186. David Barboza, “New Chinese Rules on Foreign Firms’ Online Content,” New
York Times, February 19, 2016.
187. Center for Strategic and International Studies, “China Reality Check: China’s
‘Internet Sovereignty’ Initiative: Origins and Consequences,” February 29, 2015; Kou
Jie, “Analysts Downplay Impact of China’s Online Publishing Rules on Foreign Investors,”
Global Times, March 1, 2016.
188. David Barboza, “New Chinese Rules on Foreign Firms’ Online Content,” New
York Times, February 19, 2016.
189. Michael Forsythe, “China Clamps Down on Online News Reporting,” New York
Times, July 25, 2016.
190. Michael Forsythe, “China Clamps Down on Online News Reporting,” New York
Times, July 25, 2016.
191. Julie Makinen, “China’s Censors Are Cracking Down on the Online News Industry,”
Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2016.
192. Bloomberg, “China Bans Internet News Reporting as Media Crackdown Widens,”
July 25, 2016.
193. Edward Wong, “Clampdown in China Restricts 7000 Foreign Organizations,”
New York Times, April 28, 2016.
194. American Chamber of Commerce in the People’s Republic of China, “2016
China Business Climate Survey Report,” 40–41.
195. Gillian Wong, “U.S. Business, Professional Groups Sign Letter Opposing Draft
China NGO Law,” Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2015.
196. Gillian Wong, “U.S. Business, Professional Groups Sign Letter Opposing Draft
China NGO Law,” Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2015.
197. Gillian Wong, “U.S. Business, Professional Groups Sign Letter Opposing Draft
China NGO Law,” Wall Street Journal, June 4, 2015.
198. Inside U.S. Trade, “U.S.-China Business Council Downplays NGO Law’s Impact
on Activities,” May 6, 2016.