U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Hearing on “U.S. Debt to China: Implications and Repercussions”
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Thursday, February 25, 2010
Room 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Michael R. Wessel and Robin Cleveland
Commissioners’ Opening Statements
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Michael R. Wessel (HTML) (PDF)
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Robin Cleveland (HTML ) (PDF)
Panel I: China’s Lending Activities and U.S. Debt
- Mr. Clyde V. Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Simon Johnson, Professor of Global Economics and Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (HTML) (PDF)
Congressional Perspectives
- Congressman Frank R. Wolf (R-Virginia) [speaking at 10:30am] (HTML) (PDF)
Panel II: China’s Current Holdings of U.S. Debt and Other Securities and the Implications for American Businesses and the Economy
- Dr. Derek Scissors, Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Leo Hindery, Jr., Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners VII LP, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Panel III: Political, Diplomatic, and Security Implications of U.S. Debt to China
- Dr. Eswar Prasad, Nandlal P. Tolani Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, and Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, Washington, DC (PDF)
- Dr. Daniel W. Drezner, Professor of International Politics, The Fletcher School, Tufts University, Medford, MA (HTML) (PDF)