YEAR 2001 - SCHEDULE OF HEARINGS
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2001 |
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Kathy Michels kmichels@uscc.gov Omar Aslam oaslam@uscc.gov Web site:www.uscc.gov |
Us-China Commission To Hold Hearings On Bilateral Trade And Security Issues August 2nd And 3rd
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
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