Hearing on “China’s Emergent Military Aerospace and Commercial Aviation Capabilities”
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Room 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Daniel A. Blumenthal and Peter Videnieks
Commissioners’ Opening Remarks
Opening statement of Commissioner Daniel A. Blumenthal (HTML) (PDF)
Opening statement of Commissioner Peter Videnieks (HTML) (PDF)
Congressional Perspectives
Congressman Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD) [Note: appearing at 1:00 pm] (PDF)
Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA) – Statement for the Record (HTML) (PDF)
Panel II: Administration Perspectives
- Mr. Bruce S. Lemkin, Deputy Under Secretary of the Air Force for International Affairs, U.S. Air Force, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Ms. Mary H. Saunders, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Panel III: Developments in China’s Military Aerospace Capabilities
- Dr. Roger Cliff, Senior Political Scientist, The RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA (PDF)
- Mr. Mark Stokes, Executive Director, Project 2049 Institute, Arlington, VA (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Wayne Ulman, China Issue Manager, National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Dayton, OH (HTML) (PDF)
Lunch Break
Panel IV: China’s Aviation Industrial Complex
- Mr. Peder Andersen, International Trade Analyst for Aerospace, U.S. International Trade Commission, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Tai Ming Cheung, Scientist, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, Associate Adjunct Professor, School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego, CA (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Richard D. Fisher, Jr., Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs, International Assessment and Strategy Center, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Panel V: Civil Implications for the United States
- Mr. Owen E. Herrnstadt, Director of Trade and Globalization, International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Upper Marlboro, MD (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Daniel K. Elwell, Vice President for Civil Aviation, Aerospace Industries Association, Arlington, VA (HTML) (PDF)
Panel VI: Military Implications for the United States
- Dr. Rebecca Grant, Director, The Mitchell Institute for Airpower Studies, Washington, D.C. (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Jeff Hagen, Senior Engineer, The RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA (PDF)