WASHINGTON: The United States and China signed a renewed science cooperation agreement on Friday (Dec 13), the State Department said, with "robust national security guardrails," despite objections from Republicans who argue the decision should have been left to the incoming Trump administration.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, U.S. December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoWASHINGTON: The United States and China signed a renewed science cooperation agreement on Friday , the State Department said, with"robust national security guardrails," despite objections from Republicans who argue the decision should have been left to the incoming Trump administration.
Signed just weeks before President-elect Donald Trump's Jan 20 inauguration, the Biden administration said the new deal is significantly narrower than previous iterations and does not extend to critical or emerging technologies core to the rivalry between the countries."As we negotiated this over the last year, we always kept in mind US national security interests as our top and guiding consideration," a senior State Department official told reporters in a call detailing the STA.
"A renewal of the STA in the final days of the administration is a clear attempt to tie the hands of the incoming administration and deny them the opportunity to either leave the agreement or negotiate a better deal for the American people," said the letter seen by Reuters. Under the deal, the State Department is responsible for the risk-benefit analysis of any cooperation proposed by other agencies. The new agreement includes strengthened provisions on researcher safety and data reciprocity, as well as a dispute resolution mechanism should either side fail to abide by its terms, the State Department official said.
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