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The thought of a weak defense industrial base and depleted stockpiles should haunt policymakers.

Americans buy a huge quantity of goods—ranging from audio-video equipment to clothing—made, or at least assembled, in China. The vast amounts involved raise the possibility of U.S. dependence on China. Heritage Foundation Asia economist Derek Scissors looked at the numbers and found that Chinese imports to the U.S. are concentrated in areas with little or no strategic value. This does not mean that dependence on China, or on other economic partners, is impossible. Dr. Scissors presents six principles to identify or rule out dependence and to guide policy in limiting or mitigating any futur...

Olivia Enos and Heritage Senior Policy Analyst and Economist Riley Walters interview Dr. Derek Scissors on Chinese foreign direct investments. Dr. Scissors is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of the China Global Investment Tracker (CGIT). The CGIT and Dr. Scissors’ research can be found here.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.6 in February – marking the highest reading since April 2012.

China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index rose to 52.6 in February – marking the highest reading since April 2012.