Karan Bhatia
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"Karan Bhatia" is an United States/American Attorneys in the United States/Attorney and former senior official in the Presidency of George W. Bush/Bush Administration. He was the Deputy U.S. Trade Representative from 2005 to 2007, credited with leading the negotiation of the Free trade agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea/US-Korea Free Trade Agreement. Additional appointments include Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Aviation and International Affairs where he served from 2003 to 2005 and Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security from 2001 to 2003. He served a total of six years in the Bush Administration before returning to the private sector in 2008.

He is currently Vice President and Senior Counsel for Global Government Affairs & Policy for General Electric.

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China must take responsibility commensurate with the benefits it is has obtained from participation in the international, rules-based trading system.

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In the United States, there are those on both sides of the political spectrum who would seek to close down the US market to China.

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China's apprentice period must now come to a close, and China must act as a fully accountable participant and beneficiary in the international trading system. China must find a way to pursue its own self-interest while also adhering to, and helping to shape, the policies and institutions that under gird its own prosperity and the prosperity of its trading partners.

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As the United States' $12 trillion-per-year economy becomes increasingly integrated with China's 1.3 billion-person economy . . . trade and investment will continue to grow, creating jobs and increasing prosperity in both the United States and China.

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Trade frictions arise even among the closest of partners. In a mature international relationship, those frictions are dealt with on their own terms while the broader relationship continues to flourish.

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