Hearing on “China’s Information Control Practices and the Implications for the United States”
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Room 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building
First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Robin Cleveland and Jeffrey L. Fiedler
9:00 am – 9:05 am Commissioners’ Opening Remarks
9:05 am – 9:30 am Panel I: Congressional Perspective
- Representative Chris Smith (R), New Jersey’s 4th District (HTML) (PDF)
9:30 am – 11:00 am
Panel II: Security and Exchange Commission Perspectives
- Paul M. Dudek, Chief, Office of International Corporate Finance, Division of Corporation Finance, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, DC (PDF)
11:10 am – 12:40 pm Panel III: Information for Investors
- Mr. Peter M. Friedman, Attorney, New York, NY (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. James V. Feinerman, Professor, Georgetown University Law School, Washington, DC
12:40 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Panel IV: China’s “State Secret” Laws
- Mr. Gordon G. Chang, Author and Forbes.com Columnist, Bedminster, NJ (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Mitchell Silk, Partner, Allen & Overy LLP, New York, NY (HTML) (PDF)
3:10 pm – 4:40 pm Panel V: The Internet and Baidu
- Ms. Rebecca MacKinnon, Schwartz Senior Fellow, New America Foundation, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Ms. Rebecca Fannin, Author, “Silicon Dragon,” New York, NY (HTML) (PDF)