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==History== | ==History== | ||
[[File:Secretary Blinken and Deputy Secretary Sherman Participate in the Launch Event for the Office of China Coordination (52567067691).jpg|thumb|left|Launch of the Office of China Coordination, 2022.]] | [[File:Secretary Blinken and Deputy Secretary Sherman Participate in the Launch Event for the Office of China Coordination (52567067691).jpg|thumb|left|Launch of the Office of China Coordination, 2022.]] | ||
The OCC replaced the China Desk of [[Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs]] in December 2022.<ref name="toosi" /> The office has almost 70 employees, including people of expertise in fields such as international security, economics, technology, multilateral diplomacy, and strategic communication.<ref name="toosi" /><ref>Staff writer (December 16, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221216220551/https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-state-department-launches-office-of-china-coordination-/6879993.html "US State Department Launches Office of China Coordination."] ''[[Voice of America]]''. Archived from [https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-state-department-launches-office-of-china-coordination-/6879993.html the original.]</ref><ref name="release">[[U.S. State Department|Office of the Spokesperson]] (December 16, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221216154245/https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-launches-the-office-of-china-coordination/ "Secretary Blinken Launches the Office of China Coordination"] ([[press release]]). [[U.S. State Department]]. Archived from [https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-launches-the-office-of-china-coordination/ the original.]</ref> The reorganization, launched by Secretary of State | The OCC replaced the China Desk of [[Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs]] in December 2022.<ref name="toosi" /> The office has almost 70 employees, including people of expertise in fields such as international security, economics, technology, multilateral diplomacy, and strategic communication.<ref name="toosi" /><ref>Staff writer (December 16, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221216220551/https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-state-department-launches-office-of-china-coordination-/6879993.html "US State Department Launches Office of China Coordination."] ''[[Voice of America]]''. Archived from [https://www.voanews.com/amp/us-state-department-launches-office-of-china-coordination-/6879993.html the original.]</ref><ref name="release">[[U.S. State Department|Office of the Spokesperson]] (December 16, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221216154245/https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-launches-the-office-of-china-coordination/ "Secretary Blinken Launches the Office of China Coordination"] ([[press release]]). [[U.S. State Department]]. Archived from [https://www.state.gov/secretary-blinken-launches-the-office-of-china-coordination/ the original.]</ref> The reorganization, launched by Secretary of State Antony Blinken, was described as a centerpiece of the [[Presidency of Joe Biden|Biden administration]]'s diplomatic efforts in the global rivalry between the United States and China.<ref name="toosi" /><ref name=":0" /> | ||
Officials told ''[[Politico]]'' that the OCC would eliminate some silos among redundant government bodies and streamline policymaking.<ref name="toosi" /> ''Politico'' described it as analogous to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s China Mission Center, in that both entities would be hubs for directing funding, resources and personnel.<ref name=toosi>Toosi, Nahal, and Phelim Kine (December 16, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221216122432/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/biden-china-house-beijing-00074262 "Biden launches 'China House' to counter Beijing's growing clout."] ''[[Politico]]''. Archived from [https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/biden-china-house-beijing-00074262 the original.]</ref> Before the reorganization, some former State Department officials had voiced concerns about adding another layer of bureaucracy, and a spokesperson for Republican Sen. [[Jim Risch]] of Idaho called the OCC a "bureaucratic power grab".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kine |first=Phelim |title=CIA and State's new China centers risk bureaucratic boondoggle |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2022/06/02/cia-and-states-new-china-centers-risk-bureaucratic-boondoggle-00036512 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=[[Politico]] |date=June 2, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="toosi" /> Risch held up the reorganization for some months until his concerns subsided.<ref name="toosi" /> | Officials told ''[[Politico]]'' that the OCC would eliminate some silos among redundant government bodies and streamline policymaking.<ref name="toosi" /> ''Politico'' described it as analogous to the [[Central Intelligence Agency]]'s China Mission Center, in that both entities would be hubs for directing funding, resources and personnel.<ref name=toosi>Toosi, Nahal, and Phelim Kine (December 16, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221216122432/https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/biden-china-house-beijing-00074262 "Biden launches 'China House' to counter Beijing's growing clout."] ''[[Politico]]''. Archived from [https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/16/biden-china-house-beijing-00074262 the original.]</ref> Before the reorganization, some former State Department officials had voiced concerns about adding another layer of bureaucracy, and a spokesperson for Republican Sen. [[Jim Risch]] of Idaho called the OCC a "bureaucratic power grab".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kine |first=Phelim |title=CIA and State's new China centers risk bureaucratic boondoggle |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2022/06/02/cia-and-states-new-china-centers-risk-bureaucratic-boondoggle-00036512 |access-date=2022-12-22 |website=[[Politico]] |date=June 2, 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="toosi" /> Risch held up the reorganization for some months until his concerns subsided.<ref name="toosi" /> | ||