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Taipei Times - archives: "As Taiwan moves toward finalizing an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with China, a US Congressional commission reports a “disturbing trend” by Beijing away from the development of a free market system and toward greater government control of the economy.

“Contrary to its claim of being a market-oriented economy, Beijing continues to comprehensively plan, direct, support and control its economy,” said Carolyn Bartholomew, chairman of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

Releasing the commission’s seventh annual report on ­Thursday, she said: “Many of China’s economic reforms over the past 30 years are, in reality, a government-directed industrial policy that seeks to promote ­export-led growth."