{"200631":{"#nid":"200631","#data":{"type":"news","title":"INTA Doctoral Candidate\u2019s Research Solicited by Security Review Commission","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Murphree\u003C\/strong\u003E, a doctoral candidate in \u003Cstrong\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E (INTA), found himself conducting field research in China (officially the People\u2019s Republic of China) this past summer through a grant from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). His research, co-authored with \u003Cstrong\u003EDan Breznitz\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor with a joint appointment in the Scheller College of Business and the \u003Cstrong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E, revealed a high degree of government involvement in the China\u2019s technology standards policies, but not in the usual way.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cAlthough the U.S. government and enterprises are highly concerned about China\u2019s development of unique and exclusionary standards\u2015where foreign enterprises are not allowed to contribute or are only allowed to participate on an unequal basis\u2015these standards are no longer the general focus of Chinese policy, nor have they been successful, even within China\u2019s market,\u201d explained Murphree.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe said the new focus lies with the government\u2019s emphasis on cheap technology, and that comes with its own challenges.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIn Chinese standards, there is a growing consensus that proprietary technology should be licensed for free or at a nominal rate in order to make the standard internationally competitive. For Chinese firms, which are producers of physical products, this is designed to improve their sales and profit margins. For firms which emphasize the monetization of intellectual property as a competitive strategy, this is a potential challenge,\u201d Murphree said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMurphree and Breznitz conducted interviews in Beijing, Xiamen, and Qingdao through the USCC grant. Their research, presented in the paper \u201cThe Rise of China in Technology Standards: New Norms in Old Institutions,\u0022 is now available online.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 with the legislative mandate to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and China and to provide recommendations, where appropriate, to Congress for legislative and administrative action.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Murphree\u003C\/strong\u003E, a doctoral candidate in\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EThe Sam Nunn School of International Affairs\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;(INTA), found himself conducting field research in China (officially the People\u2019s Republic of China) this past summer through a grant from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC). His research, co-authored with\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EDan Breznitz\u003C\/strong\u003E, associate professor with a joint appointment in the Scheller College of Business and the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/strong\u003E, revealed a high degree of government involvement in the China\u2019s technology standards policies, but not in the usual way.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27663","created_gmt":"2013-03-19 12:30:49","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:13:51","author":"Rebecca Rolfe","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-03-19T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"70118":{"id":"70118","type":"image","title":"PhD Student Michael Murphree","body":null,"created":"1449177288","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:14:48","changed":"1475894616","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:43:36"}},"media_ids":["70118"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/origin.www.uscc.gov\/Research\/rise-china-technology-standards-new-norms-old-institutions","title":"\u0022The Rise of China in Technology Standards: New Norms in Old Institutions\u0022"},{"url":"http:\/\/origin.www.uscc.gov\/","title":"USCC"}],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"}],"categories":[{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"802","name":"China"},{"id":"10986","name":"Chinese Economy"},{"id":"62011","name":"USCC"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERebecca Keane\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-1720\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}