,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #af1  
#bjbc,mr4 ,sullivan 7for himself and    
,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,foreign 
,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish the
 principle of reciprocity in the        
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,true ,reciprocity ,act of #bjbc4  #b4  
,reciprocity in the relationship between
 the ,united ,states and the ,people's  
,republic of ,china  7a7 ,findings      
,congress makes the following findings3 
7#a7 ,in a number of areas1 the         
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china  
is unacceptably nonreciprocal4  7#b7    
,the imbalance in the relationship      
creates avenues of influence for the    
,people's ,republic of ,china and the   

,chinese ,communist ,party in the       
,united ,states that the ,united ,states
 does not enjoy in the ,people's        
,republic of ,china4  7#c7 ,diplomats1  
,members of ,congress1 and other        
officials of the ,united ,states are    
highly restricted with respect to where 
they can travel and with whom they can  
meet in the ,people's ,republic of      
,china4  7#d7 ,the ,government of the   
,united ,states requires diplomats of   
the ,people's ,republic of ,china to    
notify the ,department of ,state of some
 travel and meeting plans1 and the      
,government of the ,united ,states      
requires such diplomats to obtain       
approval from the ,department of ,state 
for some travel within the ,united      
,states4 ,however1 when such approval is
 required1 it is almost always granted  
expeditiously1 and access and           
interactions are unimpeded4  7#e7       
,diplomats of the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china based in the ,united ,states    
generally avail themselves of the       

freedom to travel within the ,united    
,states and lobby city councils1 mayors1
 ,state legislators1 and ,governors to  
support initiatives of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china and refrain from    
passing resolutions1 issuing            
proclamations1 or making statements     
critical of the ,government of the      
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7#f7    
,according to the ,integrated ,country  
,strategy of the ,department of ,state  
on the ,people's ,republic of ,china    
7approved ,may #c1 #bjbb1 and updated   
,february #b1 #bjbc71 ,local ,,prc law  
enforcement and security services       
frequently employ extrajudicial means   
against ,u4,s4 citizens without regard  
to international norms1 including the   
,vienna ,convention on ,consular        
,relations and the #aihj ,u4,s4-,china  
,bilateral ,consular ,convention4 ,these
 include broad travel prohibitions1     
known as exit bans4 ,these are sometimes
 used to prevent ,u4,s4 citizens1 who   
are not themselves suspected of a crime1

 from leaving the ,,prc to pressure     
relatives or associates in the ,united  
,states who are wanted by ,,prc law     
enforcement to return to the ,,prc4     
,,prc officials also arbitrarily detain 
and interrogate ,u4,s4 citizens for     
reasons related to state security '''   
and the ,,prc criminal justice system   
often subjects ,u4,s4 citizens to overly
 lengthy pre-trial detention in         
extremely difficult conditions while    
investigations are ongoing1 and         
detention facilities arbitrarily        
prevent_/limit detainees' access to     
lawyers1 medical treatment1 and mail4   
7#g7 ,the ,people's ,republic of ,china 
is considered one of the least free     
countries to operate in as a journalist1
 ranked #agi out of #ahj in the #bjbc   
,world ,press ,freedom ,index published 
by ,reporters ,without ,borders1 above  
only ,north ,korea4 ,the ranking of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china stems from
 the country's near complete lack of    
independent journalism4  7#h7 ,in #bjbb1

 ,freedom ,house's ,freedom on the ,net 
annual report ranked the ,people's      
,republic of ,china as the world's worst
 abuser of internet freedom for the     
eighth consecutive year1 with censorship
 intensifying during the #bjbb ,beijing 
,olympics4  7#i7 ,according to the      
,foreign ,correspondents' ,club of      
,china1 the ,government of the ,people's
 ,republic of ,china restricts the      
activities of journalists from the      
,united ,states and journalists         
representing ,united ,states media      
outlets by denying entry into the       
,people's ,republic of ,china or        
restricting access to people and places1
 attempting to censor their reporting1  
and harassing their colleagues and      
sources4  7#aj7 ,the ,government of the 
,united ,states generally allows        
journalists not affiliated with         
publications designated as foreign      
missions under the ,foreign ,missions   
,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #dcja et seq47 and  
other citizens of the ,people's         

,republic of ,china to travel freely    
within the ,united ,states1 including on
 college and university campuses and in 
the halls of ,congress4  7#aa7 ,the     
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china continues to either directly  
or indirectly fund ,confucius           
,institutes and ,confucius ,classrooms  
operated on campuses of institutions of 
higher education in the ,united ,states 
and in ,k-#ab public school districts1  
in many cases rebranding them to avoid  
recent scrutiny1 but similar institutes 
funded by the ,government of the ,united
 ,states in the ,people's ,republic of  
,china have been forced to close4  7#ab7
 ,under the ,law of the ,people's       
,republic of ,china on the ,management  
of the ,activities of ,overseas         
,non-,governmental ,organizations in    
,mainland ,china1 since #bjag1 foreign  
nongovernmental organizations operating 
in mainland ,china have been required to
 submit to supervision by the           
,government of the ,people's ,republic  

of ,china4  7#ac7 ,since #bjai1 the     
,people's ,republic of ,china has       
imposed sanctions on employees of       
,united ,states nongovernmental         
organizations1 including the ,national  
,endowment for ,democracy1 ,human       
,rights ,watch1 ,freedom ,house1 the    
,national ,democratic ,institute1 and   
the ,international ,republican          
,institute4  7#ad7 ,the ,government of  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china has   
failed to fulfill key commitments to the
 ,world ,trade ,organization1 including 
with respect to forced transfers of     
intellectual property1 joint venture    
requirements1 subsidies1 and nontariff  
barriers1 that would level opportunities
 for trade1 investment1 and ,united     
,states influence in the ,people's      
,republic of ,china4  7#ae7 ,the        
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china provides massive subsidies for
 agriculture1 fishery1 aluminum and     
steel1 and technology manufacturing and 
services that distort domestic and      

global competition in favor of          
businesses of the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china and at the expense of market    
access for ,united ,states companies4   
,these discriminatory and distortionary 
policies harm ,united ,states security  
at home and give the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china unfair    
advantage in its global competition with
 the ,united ,states4  7#af7 ,the       
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china uses multiple policy tools1   
including caps on foreign equity        
ownership1 data localization1 and other 
administrative procedures1 to coerce    
foreign companies to transfer technology
 as a precondition for market access4   
,these policies pose immediate and      
far-reaching challenges for ,united     
,states companies and limit market      
access for ,united ,states products and 
services in ways that ,chinese          
counterparts do not face in the ,united 
,states market4  7#ag7 ,the internet and
 online restrictions imposed by the     

,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china hamper the operations of      
,united ,states businesses in the       
,people's ,republic of ,china1 and      
certain ,united ,states technology      
companies have been pushed out and      
effectively banned from doing business  
in the ,people's ,republic of ,china4   
7#ah7 ,businesses of the ,people's      
,republic of ,china1 both state- and    
party-owned businesses and private      
businesses1 are tied to representing    
state and party interests1 and the      
access of those businesses to the       
,united ,states furthers those          
interests4  7b7 ,statement of policy ,it
 is the policy of the ,united ,states-- 
7#a7 to establish the principle of      
reciprocity in the relationship between 
the ,united ,states and the ,people's   
,republic of ,china in order to expose  
the full range of instruments of        
influence of the ,people's ,republic of 
,china and the ,chinese ,communist      
,party in the ,united ,states2  7#b7 to 

clearly differentiate1 in official      
statements1 media communications1 and   
messaging1 between the people of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china and the   
,chinese ,communist ,party2  7#c7 that  
any negotiations on trade restrictions  
or investment with respect to the       
,people's ,republic of ,china should be 
concluded in a manner that addresses    
nonreciprocal arrangements between the  
two countries2  7#d7 that any agreements
 resulting from such negotiations       
should1 to the extent possible-- 7,a7   
ensure that the ,people's ,republic of  
,china commits to structural changes in 
its trade and economic policies2  7,b7  
ensure that the ,people's ,republic of  
,china meets previously made bilateral  
and multilateral commitments2  7,c7 hold
 the ,people's ,republic of ,china      
accountable to those commitments2  7,d7 
address national security concerns      
related to the targets of ,chinese      
investments in the ,united ,states1     
,united ,states investments in the      

,people's ,republic of ,china1 and the  
export and import of technology2 and    
7,e7 take into account ties of ,chinese 
businesses to the ,people's ,republic of
 ,china1 the ,chinese ,communist ,party1
 and the ,people's ,liberation ,army    
that enable those businesses to         
influence ,united ,states business1     
government1 and society in ways closed  
to ,united ,states businesses attempting
 to exercise the same influence in the  
,people's ,republic of ,china2  7#e7 to 
seek a relationship with the ,people's  
,republic of ,china that is founded on  
the principles of basic reciprocity     
across sectors1 including economic1     
diplomatic1 educational1 and            
communications sectors2  7#f7 to        
prioritize the principle of reciprocity 
in the relationship between the ,united 
,states and the ,people's ,republic of  
,china as a goal in the ,integrated     
,country ,strategy of the ,department of
 ,state on the ,people's ,republic of   
,china2  7#g7 to recognize that         

engagement between the ,united ,states  
and the ,people's ,republic of ,china   
and the ,chinese ,communist ,party can  
be useful1 but only in the context of   
reciprocity and when the terms of such  
engagement advance ,united ,states      
interests2 and  7#h7 to coordinate with 
allies and partners on policy approaches
 to reciprocity in the relationship     
between the ,united ,states and the     
,people's ,republic of ,china and the   
,chinese ,communist ,party4  7c7 ,report
 and strategy required  7#a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of the enactment of this ,act1 the 
,secretary of ,state1 in consultation   
with relevant ,federal departments and  
agencies1 shall submit to the           
appropriate congressional committees--  
7,a7 a report comparing the manners in  
which the ,united ,states ,government   
and the ,government of the ,people's    
,republic of ,china treat one another's 
diplomats and other officials1          
journalists1 businesses1 and            

nongovernmental organizations2 and  7,b7
 a strategy for addressing imbalances in
 the treatment described in subparagraph
 7,a74  7#b7 ,elements of report ,the   
report required by paragraph 7#a77;,a7  
shall include the following3 7,a7 ,a    
summary of obstacles that ,united       
,states diplomats and other officials1  
journalists1 businesses1 and            
nongovernmental organizations encounter 
in carrying out their work in the       
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7,b7 ,a 
summary of ,united ,states ,government  
regulations and policies with regard to 
the activities of diplomats and other   
officials1 journalists1 businesses1 and 
nongovernmental organizations of the    
,people's ,republic of ,china in the    
,united ,states4  7,c7 ,a description of
 the efforts that officials of the      
,united ,states have made to rectify any
 differences in the treatment of        
diplomats and other officials1          
journalists1 businesses1 and            
nongovernmental organizations by the    

,united ,states and by the ,people's    
,republic of ,china1 and the results of 
those efforts4  7,d7 ,an assessment of  
the adherence of the ,government of the 
,people's ,republic of ,china1 in its   
treatment of ,united ,states citizens1  
to the requirements of-- 7i7 the        
,convention on ,consular ,relations1    
done at ,vienna ,april #bd1 #aifc1 and  
entered into force ,march #ai1 #aifg    
7#ba ,u4,s4,t4 #gg72 and  7ii7 the      
,consular ,convention1 signed at        
,washington ,september #ag1 #aihj1 and  
entered into force ,february #ai1 #aihb1
 between the ,united ,states and the    
,people's ,republic of ,china4  7,e7 ,an
 assessment of any impacts of the       
,people's ,republic of ,china's internet
 restrictions on reciprocity between the
 ,united ,states and the ,people's      
,republic of ,china4  7,f7 ,a summary of
 other notable areas in which the       
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china or entities affiliated with   
that ,government are able to conduct    

activities or investments in the ,united
 ,states but that are denied to ,united 
,states entities in the ,people's       
,republic of ,china4  7,g7              
,recommendations for any changes in law 
necessary to improve reciprocity in the 
relationship between the ,united ,states
 and the ,people's ,republic of ,china4 
7#c7 ,form of report2 availability  7,a7
 ,form ,the report required by paragraph
 7#a77;,a7 shall be submitted in        
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified index4  7,b7 ,availability   
,the unclassified portion of the report 
required by paragraph 7#a77;,a7 shall be
 posted on a publicly available internet
 website of the ,department of ,state4  
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,appropriate congressional committees   
,the term appropriate congressional     
committees means the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate and  
the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7   
,reciprocity ,the term reciprocity means

 the mutual and equitable exchange of   
privileges between governments1         
countries1 businesses1 or individuals4