Hearing on The Implications of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments for National Security
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, February 7, 2008 on “The Implications of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments for National Security.” The hearing will be held in Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 1st Street and Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington DC 20510.
The hearing is being conducted to obtain testimony about how China is using its Sovereign Wealth Fund and, more particularly, how its use by China to make investments in the United States may affect U.S. economic and national security. The Commission will hear from experts on the topic. Senators and Representatives and Administration officials also have been invited to testify.
Hearing Co Chairs: Commission Chairman Larry. M. Wortzel and Commissioner Patrick A. Mulloy
What: Public Hearing on “The Implications of Sovereign Wealth Fund Investments for National Security”
When: Thursday, February 7, 2008, 8:30 am. – 5:00 p.m.
Where: Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 1st Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington DC 20510
A full agenda will be posted to the Commission’s Web Site as soon as available. Panelists’ bios and written statements will be available on the Commission’s Web Site at www.uscc.gov on Thursday, February 7, 2008
Reservations are not required – seating available on a first-come, first-served basis
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