2012 Reports

A China – US Bilateral Investment Treaty: A Template for a Multilateral Framework for Investment?

Sauvant, Karl P.; Chen, Huiping

A bilateral investment treaty between China and the US would not only be of importance for the economic relations of the world's two largest economies, but could also become a template for a multilateral framework for investment. This Perspective looks at key outstanding issues in the China-US negotiations and identifies alternative compromises.