The Obama administration is going all out to attract Chinese companies to invest in the U.S., but at the same time, it has rebuffed the efforts of the Chinese telecoms giant Huawei to obtain contracts with major U.S. Internet providers or to take over U.S. telecom companies. At this event, a panel of experts will analyze the issues from both an economic and a security perspective.

Rep. Fred Upton sits with AEI's Nick Schulz to discuss the repeal of the new health care law, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases, net neutrality, and a number of other regulatory issues.

As US-China trade talks get underway while US concern for cyber-security grows, in this first AEI Economic Studies analysis, "Telecoms and the Huawei conundrum: Chinese foreign direct investment in the United States," AEI scholar Claude Barfield explores the case of Chinese telecom equipment maker, Huawei and its commitment to long-term investment in the US.

When an economic downturn hits, one of the first concerns of policymakers should be getting business investment back on track.  Investment always takes a beating when the economy sours, so supporting private investment should become a top priority.

How has the Telecommunications Act of 1996 affected telecommunications policy over the past ten years?

Please note the video on the left is of the panel discussions only. A video of David Dorman's address is available here.

Almost nine years have passed since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, the first major congressional overhaul of telecommunications law in almost sixty-two...