USEXIM President Testifies on U.S.-China Economic Competition

(C-Span, Washington, 27 June 2024) Reta Jo Lewis, president and chair of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, testified before the House Financial Services Subcommittee National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions on oversight of bank operations and U.S.-China economic competition. Several topics were addressed, including fossil fuel and green energy investments, U.S. manufacturing and trade, workplace culture concerns, and challenges posed by China’s Belt and Road Initiative. She also spoke on the bank’s China and Transformational Exports Program (CTEP), which helps U.S. exporters remain competitive with China in key export areas, such as artificial intelligence (AI), wireless communications, renewable energy, and semiconductor manufacturing.