{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://larsen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2578", "Larsen Calls for China Strategy to Increase U.S. Competitiveness, Enhance U.S. Leadership", "2021-12-21", "2021", "2021-12", "Democrat", "House", "WA", "Rick Larsen", "L000560", "larsen.house.gov", "larsen", "https://larsen.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) released an updated China White Paper outlining a comprehensive China strategy to boost U.S. competitiveness and enhance American global leadership.\n\n\u201cCongress and the Biden administration must think more broadly about its \u2018China agenda.\u2019 Instead of thinking defensively, the U.S. needs to have a proactive agenda that increases U.S. competitiveness,\u201d said Larsen, co-founder and co-chair of the U.S.-China Working Group (USCWG). \u201cThe advantage of my strategy, with a larger focus on skills, education, and multilateral relationships, is it enhances U.S. competitiveness, not just vis-\u00e0-vis China, but worldwide.\u201d\n\nIn his China White Paper, Larsen outlines out a four-point framework oriented around:\n\n\u00b7 Recognizing existing areas of conflict and competition;\n\n\u00b7 Expanding the playbook to include both offensive and defensive measures to compete with China;\n\n\u00b7 Identifying areas where bilateral cooperation is in both nations\u2019 interest; and\n\n\u00b7 Getting our own house in order.\n\nThe updated white paper builds on Larsen\u2019s December 2019 edition, including new priorities and recommendations while retaining the framework of the original White Paper.\u2013 The original report is available here.\n\nIn 2005, Larsen co-founded the U.S.-China Working Group with then-Rep. Mark Kirk (R-IL) to build diplomatic relations with China and educate Members of Congress through meetings and briefings with business, academic and political leaders from the U.S. and China. Today, Larsen co-chairs the USCWG with Rep. Darin LaHood (IL-18). The White Paper represents Larsen\u2019s views only - not those of the USCWG or its members. It is the product of Larsen\u2019s review of a variety of scholarship on China and extensive conversations with leaders in academia, think tanks, labor, government, international relations and industry.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:37:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://larsen.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2578"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.725921243429184, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}