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8/4/10

The Schedule for the Commission’s 2010 Annual Report writing and review meetings are noted below. Each session is open to the public and will be held at 444 North Capitol Street, NW, Hall of The States, Washington, DC 20001:

• August 11-12 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Conference Room 233
• September 14-15 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Conference Room 233
• September 29-30 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Conference Room 231
• October 12-14 9:30 am to 4:00 pm Conference Room 233
• November 17 Official Release of Annual Report – Location on Capitol Hill will be announced

Please contact Kathy Michels at 202-624-1409 or via email at kmichels@uscc.gov if you have any questions.

7/29/10

Notice for USCC Website Regarding New Research Contracts

Extramural Research Agreements Awarded in 2010 by the Commission The Commission has awarded contracts to three organizations to perform research studies pertaining to issue areas identified in the Commission’s statutory mandate. The contracts were awarded after competitive evaluation by the Commission’s research committee of proposals that responded to the Requests for Proposals issued by the Commission. They were awarded upon approval by the full Commission. Contracts are now active for all three of these projects as follows:

• CENTRA Technology, Inc.: Research Report on the National-Level Science Programs of the People’s Republic of China (contract signed May 28th, initial draft expected September 2010)
• RAND Corporation: Research Report on Developments in the Aerospace Industry of the People’s Republic of China (contract signed July 2nd, initial draft expected October 2010)
• Economic Strategy Institute: Research Report on the Role of China in International Organizations (contract signed July 6th, initial draft expected October 2010)

Questions may be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. Telephone: 202-624-1482 / E-mail: jdotson@uscc.gov.

7/28/10

Transcript of the May 20, 2010 Hearing on "China’s Emergent Military Aerospace and Commercial Aviation Capabilities"

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6/3/10

Transcript of the April 8, 2010 Hearing on “China’s Green Energy and Environmental Policies.”

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4/22/10

Transcript of the March 18, 2010 Hearing on “Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments across the Strait, and Implications for the United States.”

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10/22/09

RELEASE OF RESEARCH REPORT ON “CHINESE CYBER WARFARE & ESPIONAGE”: The Commission has approved for public release a contracted report entitled: Capability of the People’s Republic of China to Conduct Cyber Warfare and Computer Network Exploitation.

The government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is a decade into a sweeping military modernization program that has transformed its ability to fight high tech wars. A major element of this modernization effort, known as informationization, is guided by the doctrine of fighting “Local War Under Informationized Conditions,” i.e., the People’s Liberation Army’s efforts to develop a fully networked architecture capable of coordinating military operations on land, in air, at sea, in space and across the electromagnetic spectrum…” [Read THE PDF REPORT]

The Commission contracted with Northrop Grumman Corporation to produce this report on the basis of a competitive contract awarded in March 2009. Questions regarding this Report or the Commission’s procedures for contracted research should be directed to: John Dotson, Research Coordinator for the Commission. Telephone: 202-624-1482 / E-mail: jdotson@uscc.gov.