International Trade Law News

Representative Randy Forbes (R-VA), Chairman of the Congressional founder and co-chairman of the Congressional China Caucus has written an article published in the online edition of Military Information Technology entitled "The Dual-Use Double-Edged Sword". The article notes that "the reality of the dual-use issue with China is not one of right versus wrong, but rather, of risk versus reward. It is right to want the greatest possible economic advantages for our country. And it is right to want the greatest possible security advantages for our country. To restrict our economic opportunities in pursuit of a more secure nation is always a double-edged sword. What we must do is evaluate the size of the risk and the size of the reward and measure the indicators that point to which blade of the sword ultimately cuts deepest."