Sec. 105. United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue review
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury, and in consultation with other departments and agencies, as appropriate, shall— conduct a review of the United States-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (referred to in this section as the Dialogue ); and submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees that contains the findings of such review. The report described in subsection
(a)shall include— a list of all commitments agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings; an assessment of the status of each commitment agreed to by the United States and China at each of the first 6 rounds of meetings, including a detailed description of— any actions that have been taken with respect to such commitments; any aspects of such commitments that remain unfulfilled; and any actions that remain necessary to fulfill any unfulfilled commitments described in subparagraph (B); an assessment of the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities in the bilateral relationship, including— the security situation in the East and South China Seas, including a peaceful resolution of maritime disputes in the region; denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula; cybertheft of United States intellectual property; the treatment of political dissidents, media representatives, and ethnic and religious minorities; reciprocal treatment of United States journalists and academics in China, including issuance of visas; expanding investment and trade opportunities for United States businesses; repatriation of North Korean refugees from China to North Korea; and promoting and protecting rule of law and democratic institutions in Hong Kong; and recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of the Dialogue in achieving and fulfilling significant commitments on United States priorities described in paragraph (3), including consideration of the use of predetermined benchmarks for assessing whether the commitments achieved are significantly furthering such priorities.