The US Congress has become alive to the China challenge. Lawmakers have introduced hundreds of bills to address specific concerns regarding Chinese behavior on the international stage.
They have also moved on two comprehensive proposals that address the problem-set in the broadest possible way.
It may be a new, third comprehensive proposal, however, that points to the future.
The first of the big bills was initiated in February, when Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) tasked a range of committees to come up with comprehensive legislation. The resulting bill — the United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) — passed the full Senate