competitiveness, and other aspects of the U.S. economy; the causes
of the U.S. trade deficit with China; China’s compliance with its … dropped by $10 billion. Chi-
na’s economic growth has also kindled new opportunities for U.S.
foreign direct investment …, which reached $16.9 billion in 2005, com-
pared to China Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the United
States of $481 …