Tao Xie is Assistant Professor at the American Studies Centre, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in political science. His primary research interests are U.S. Congress and American electoral behaviour.

• 1. Introduction 2. The New Institutionalism and Legislative Behavior 3. Congressional Efforts to Punish China 4. Effects of Congressional Activism on China Policy 5. Congress and U.S.--China Trade Relations 6. Congress and Taiwan 7. Congress and China’s Human Rights 8. Beyond the Case of China 9. Conclusion

Tao Xie is Assistant Professor at the American Studies Centre, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in political science. His primary research interests are U.S. Congress and American electoral behaviour.

• 1. Introduction 2. The New Institutionalism and Legislative Behavior 3. Congressional Efforts to Punish China 4. Effects of Congressional Activism on China Policy 5. Congress and U.S.--China Trade Relations 6. Congress and Taiwan 7. Congress and China’s Human Rights 8. Beyond the Case of China 9. Conclusion

Tao Xie is Assistant Professor at the American Studies Centre, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in political science. His primary research interests are U.S. Congress and American electoral behaviour.

• 1. Introduction 2. The New Institutionalism and Legislative Behavior 3. Congressional Efforts to Punish China 4. Effects of Congressional Activism on China Policy 5. Congress and U.S.--China Trade Relations 6. Congress and Taiwan 7. Congress and China’s Human Rights 8. Beyond the Case of China 9. Conclusion