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The '''Office of China Coordination''' ('''OCC'''), informally known as '''China House''', is a unit of the [[Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs]] under the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] that coordinates information-sharing and policy towards the | The '''Office of China Coordination''' ('''OCC'''), informally known as '''China House''', is a unit of the [[Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs]] under the [[United States Department of State|U.S. State Department]] that coordinates information-sharing and policy towards the China.<ref name="toosi" /><ref name=":0">Gans, Jared (December 17, 2022). [https://web.archive.org/web/20221217153947/https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3779022-state-department-launches-china-house-to-coordinate-policy-on-beijing/amp/ "State Department launches 'China House' to coordinate policy on Beijing."] ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]''. Archived from [https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3779022-state-department-launches-china-house-to-coordinate-policy-on-beijing/amp/ the original.]</ref> | ||
==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" /> | ||
[[File:China Coordinator Waters Delivers Remarks at a Launch Event for the Office of China Coordination (52566618697).jpg|thumb|Inaugural China Coordinator Rick Waters Delivers Remarks at a Launch Event for the Office of China Coordination ]] | [[File:China Coordinator Waters Delivers Remarks at a Launch Event for the Office of China Coordination (52566618697).jpg|thumb|Inaugural China Coordinator Rick Waters Delivers Remarks at a Launch Event for the Office of China Coordination ]] | ||
In May 2023, | In May 2023, Reuters reported "morale problems" at the OCC, potentially stemming from lack of prioritization of China issues from State Department leadership. Around this time, the OCC Chief [[Rick Waters]] (who subsequently joined the [[Eurasia Group]] as managing director for China)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martina |first=Michael |date=2023-08-01 |title=Former top State Department China official joins Eurasia Group |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/former-top-state-department-china-official-joins-eurasia-group-2023-08-01/ |access-date=2023-10-03}}</ref> was also hear to be stepping down from the post.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Martina |first=Michael |date=2023-05-11 |title=Why the US delayed China sanctions after shooting down a spy balloon |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us/why-us-delayed-china-sanctions-after-shooting-down-spy-balloon-2023-05-11/ |access-date=2023-05-12}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Martina |first=Michael |last2=Pamuk |first2=Humeyra |last3=Pamuk |first3=Humeyra |date=2023-05-25 |title=US State Department's top China policy official to step down |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/us-state-departments-top-china-policy-official-step-down-sources-2023-05-24/ |access-date=2023-10-03}}</ref> In September 2023, the State Department announced that Waters will be succeeded by [[Mark Baxter Lambert]], confirming ''[[The Wall Street Journal|WSJ]]''<nowiki/>'s August 2023 reporting citing unnamed sources familiar with the decision.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Introduction of New China Coordinator and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for China and Taiwan Mark Lambert |url=https://www.state.gov/introduction-of-new-china-coordinator-and-deputy-assistant-secretary-of-state-for-china-and-taiwan-mark-lambert/ |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=United States Department of State |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lin |first=Liza |title=State Department Set to Name New Top China Policy Official |url=https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/state-department-set-to-name-new-top-china-policy-official-ab74d089 |access-date=2023-10-03 |website=WSJ |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||