Title page

Contents

Introduction 2

The "Chokepoints" Article Series 3

Why S&T Daily Matters 4

S&T Daily Article Series: Some "Chokepoints" are Worse than Others... 6

...But Sometimes a "Chokepoint" Crisis is Actually an Opportunity 11

S&T Daily Highlights Some Surprising Reasons for Import Dependencies... 12

...And some Not-so-Surprising Reasons behind PRC Import Dependencies 15

How China is Addressing its Import Dependencies 18

Conclusion 22

Acknowledgments 24

Appendix: Key Details of the 35 Chokepoint Technologies 25

Table 1. S&T Daily's Analysis of China's Most Acute "Chokepoints" 7