WHO: The US-China Security Review Commission is a twelve-member
bipartisan commission created by statute in October
2000 and appointed by Congressional leaders. The Commission's
primary role is to issue an annual report to Congress
on the security challenges posed by both the economic
and military htmects of the US-China relationship.
WHAT: The Commission is holding two hearings this week.
The first hearing will address bilateral trade policies
and issues between the US and China, focusing on China's
ability to live up to the bilateral trade obligations
it is assuming with regard to the U.S. and its other
major trading partners as part of its entry into the
WTO. The Commission will hear testimony from representatives
from the Bush Administration as well as from corporate,
labor and trade association officials.
The second hearing will address the national security
implications of the current and ongoing relationship
between the United States and China, focusing on China's
perceptions of the U.S. strategically, regionally and
militarily, including the People's Liberation Army (PLA)
issues. Several prominent academic experts in the area
of US-China military relations will testify.
The Commission will hold a total of six hearings this
year on the national security implications and impact
of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between
the United States and China. The Commission is charged
to provide a report to the Congress by March 2002 on
its findings along with recommendations, if any, for
legislative or executive action.
WHEN: Thursday, August 2 ( 8:00 am to 5:00 pm), and
Friday, August 3, 2001,
(9 am to 5 pm)
WHERE: Room 124, Dirksen Senate Office Building
1st & Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC
SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY AUGUST 2, 2001: BILATERAL TRADE POLICIES AND
ISSUES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND CHINA
8:00-9:15 -- China and the US Steel Industry
Leo W. Gerard, International President, United Steelworkers
of America; Thomas J. Usher, Chairman & CEO USX
Corp.
9:30-11:30 -- Administration Perspectives/ Bilateral
Trade and WTO Issues/Adequacy of Enforcement Laws Related
to Imported Goods
Peter Davidson, General Counsel, United States Trade
Representative; Charles W. Winwood, Acting Commissioner,
U.S. Customs Service; and Donald Shruhan, Deputy Asst.
Commissioner, Intl. Affairs, U.S. Customs Service; and
Gordon Chang, Attorney and Author, The Coming Collapse
of China
11:30-1:30 -- Aircraft/ Aerospace / Automobiles-Auto
Parts Issues:(Relocation of Trade Jobs, Market Penetration
and Technology Transfer)
Robert Thayer, Executive Council Member/General Vice
President, Intl. Assoc. of Machinists/Aerospace Workers
(IAM); General John W. Douglass, President/CEO, Aerospace
Industries Assoc.; Steve Beckman, Asst. Dir. Govt. &
Intl. Affairs Dept, UAW
2:00-3:00 -- Agricultural Trade Issues
Robbin S. Johnson, Sr. Vice President, Director of Corporate
Affairs, Cargill, Inc.; Henry Jo Von Tungeln, Vice Chairman
& Farmer, Natl. Assoc. of Wheat Growers; Dwain Ford,
First Vice President, American Soybean Assoc.; Chuck
Lambert, Chief Economist, National Cattlemanís
Beef Association
3:30-5:00 -- Computer Electronics/Telecom Issues
Ed Fire, President, International Union of Electrical
Workers; David McCurdy, President, Electronics Industry
Alliance; Merritt Todd Cooke, Jr., Chief, Commercial
Section, American Institute In Taiwan
FRIDAY AUGUST 3: SECURITY ISSUES/STRATEGIC PERCEPTIONS
9:00 am-12:00 pm - Panel 1
Dr. Michael Pillsbury, Professor, National Defense University
Timothy Thomas, (Lt. Col., retired), Foreign Military
Studies Office, U.S. Army
2:00-5:00 pm - Panel 2
Dr. Larry Wortzel, Director, Asia Studies Center, Heritage
Foundation
Dr. Bates Gill, Director, Center for Northeast Asian
Policy Studies, Brookings Institute
Dr. Richard Fisher, Senior Fellow, Jamestown Foundation
