1. Which group has written a draft report on China?

2. a) What overall recommendations are made in the ISAB's report? (see paragraphs 1 and 4)
b) Why does the board say these actions are necessary?

3. How do the findings of the ISAB report differ from those of many current government and private-sector analysis?

4. Re-read the reaction of Chinese Embassy spokesman Wang Baodong in para. 7-9. What do you think of his statements?

5. a) Define mandate.
b) What is the ISAB's mandate?

6. Specifically, what does the report say is China's main objective?

7. a) List the key areas of U.S. strategic vulnerability identified in the report.
b) What recommendations are given in the report to address these issues?

8. List the final recommendations described at the end of this article.