William R. Hawkins

William R. Hawkins is Senior Fellow for National Security Studies at the U.S. Business and Industry Council.

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    Articles by William R. Hawkins

    Competing Interests Divide U.S. China Policy

    The National Security Strategy of the United States (NSS) released in March states, "The United States will welcome the emergence of a China that is peaceful and prosperous and that

    WTO Talks Move in China’s Direction

    As it became evident that the World Trade Organization ministerial conference, which occurred in Hong Kong on December 13-18, was on the brink of failure, U.S. officials called on China

    REINTEGRATING GLOBAL INDUSTRY IN CHINA

    The end of the Cold War seemingly liberated business from geopolitical constraints. The "global factory" disintegrated industrial complexes from their former national homes and scattered facilities across the planet in

    THE CHINA OPENING: MOVING AT CROSS PURPOSES

    by William R. Hawkins The February meeting between President George W. Bush and Chinese President Jiang Zemin in Beijing was cordial, but uneventful. Beijing was clearly not prepared to give

    THE WTO AND CHINA’S ACCESSION TO ASIAN DOMINANCE

    During the June Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Shanghai, the United States made further concessions to Chinese demands in order to move Beijing closer to World Trade Organization (WTO)