China’s Military Modernization and Cross-strait Balance
Hearing Cochairs: Commissioners Stephen Bryen (Taiwan), Thomas Donnelly (Military-Defense), and Chairman Dick D’Amato
September 15, 2005
Room 385 Russell Building
Delaware and Constitution Avenues, NE
Washington , DC 20510
OPENING STATEMENTS
- Commissioner Thomas Donnelly (HTML) (PDF)
- Chairman C. Richard D'Amato (HTML) (PDF)
- Vice Chairman Roger Robinson (HTML) (PDF)
PARTICIPANTS and TESTIMONY: Click on a name to read participants bios and the remark icon link to read prepared remarks in an HTML page or a PDF file by clicking the link associated with each individual)
Panel I: Congressional Perspectives
PPanel II: Administration Perspectives
- Mr. James Keith, Senior Advisor for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, Department of State, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Panel III: China’s Military Modernization and Force Deployments
- Rear Admiral Eric McVadon, USN (Retired), Director, Asia-Pacific Studies, Institute of Foreign Policy Analysis, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Laurent Murawiec, Sr. Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Joan Johnson-Freese, Chair, National Security Decision Making Dept., Naval War College, Newport, RI (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Dennis Blasko, Independent Consultant, Atlantic Beach, FL (HTML) (PDF)
Panel IV: U.S. Force Posture in the Pacific
- Dr. Roger Cliff, Sr. Analyst, International and Security Policy, RAND, Arlington, VA (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. James Mulvenon, Director for Advanced Studies, Center for Intelligence Research and Analysis, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Kurt Campbell, Director International Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC
Panel V: Taiwan’s Self-Defense Needs and Risks to the United States
- Mr. Dan Blumenthal, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC
- Dr. Thomas J. Christensen, Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Fu S. Mei, Editor, Director, Taiwan Security Analysis Center (TAISAC), NYC, NY (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Adam Cobb, Associate Professor, Dept. of Warfighting Strategy, USAF Air War College, Montgomery, AL (HTML) (PDF)
Panel VI: How Are Evolving Political, Economic and Social Realities Affecting the Cross-strait Balance?
- Dr. Richard Bush, Senior Researcher, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Merritt T. (Terry) Cooke, Managing Director, G3C Strategy, Bryn Mawr, PA (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Vincent Wei-cheng Wang, Dept. of Political Science, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA (HTML) (PDF)