Zambia plans to settle some copper sales to China in renminbi ¥ starting next year.
The Commission was tracking the signs in April.
cc: Johannes Petry, @ChorzempaMartin, @michbrouhard
Pricing the Future: China's Ambitions for Commodity Derivatives Markets
uscc.gov/hearings/pricing-fu…
Zambia Says Some Copper Sales to China to Be Settled in Yuan
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Just how dependent are Americans on Chinese pharmaceuticals?
"I can give you a list of about 66 drugs that are only made in one factory in the world. That factory is in China."
-Stephen Schondelmeyer
📺Watch the hearing: Dominance by Design: China Shock 2.0 and the Supply Chain Chokepoints Eroding U.S. Security
uscc.gov/hearings/dominance-…
Co-Chairs Leland Miller & Livia Shmavonian
Witnesses:
Adam Wolfe @asr_london
Nora Todd
Stephen Schondelmeyer @UMN_Pharmacy
Jeroen Groenewegen-Lau @merics_eu
@sarahstewartdc, @SilveradoPolicy
David Schild @pcba_america
Monica Gorman @Crowell_Moring
Brad Martin @RANDCorporation
America’s tech lead over China is a closing window. How should Washington respond?
@michael_kuiken & Leland Miller joined @kyleichan on High Capacity to discuss China's advancements in critical tech, & what that means for U.S. security.
Watch/listen: youtu.be/f7mCbE_-lI4?si=IxHz…
Takeaways:
🚀 China is catching up fast in space.
🔎 Everyday data, like from cars & connected devices, has national security implications.
U.S.-China Commission retweeted
🚨 NEW HIGH CAPACITY PODCAST 🚨
I talk with two members of the US-China Economic & Security Review Commission @USCC_GOV--Mike Kuiken and Leland Miller--about US competition with China at the tech frontier: space, quantum, data, and supply chains.
YouTube: youtube.com/@HighCapacityPod…
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/6kafwx…
China just put a state-owned giant, the new National Data Group, in charge of its data.
In April 2026, witnesses warned Commissioners about China's comprehensive data strategy.
📺Taking a Bigger Byte: China’s Expanding Strategy for Data Dominance
Witnesses:
➜Nigel Cory, @Crowell_Moring
➜Joseph Lin, Twenty
➜@AndrewJLohn, @CSETGeorgetown
➜@GregFalco, @Cornell
➜@crmiller1,@FletcherSchool
➜Diane Staheli,@MITLL
➜Edward You, EHY Consulting LLC and fmr
@FBI
This week, a Russian satellite closed to within 3 miles of a U.S. commercial satellite.
In April 2025, witnesses warned us about these exact capabilities.
📺Watch: The Rocket’s Red Glare: China’s Ambitions to Dominate Space
cc: Hearing Co-Chairs @michael_kuiken & @cliffsims
What did we see on the Commission’s first trip to China since 2019?
Randy Schriver and @michael_kuiken sat down with @sorlins of @NCUSCR to discuss some takeaways (see comments).
Thank you to NCUSCR and Steve for hosting the conversation!
youtu.be/jNl6-mC8xCQ?si=qzO8…
2️⃣ Biotech advancements. Efficiencies they saw at a Chinese pharma services company raise questions about U.S. competitiveness and drug dependence.



