U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Release of 2009 Annual Report to Congress
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U.S. - CHINA COMMISSION TO RELEASE 2009 REPORT TO CONGRESS
Report Cites Trends for U.S. Economic and National Security Interests; Offers Recommendations for Congressional Action
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, a bipartisan Commission established in 2000 to investigate, analyze and provide recommendations to Congress on the economic and national security implications of the U.S.–China relationship, will release its 2009 Report to Congress at a press conference Thursday, November 19, 2009, at 10:00 am in Room G-11 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Among the topics addressed in the 367-page Report are:
- China’s increasingly aggressive espionage efforts to obtain U.S. secrets and technology for the benefit of China’s military and its economy.
- China’s stepped-up cyber espionage and cyber warfare capabilities that constitute a growing threat to U.S. computer networks.
- China’s extensive use of foreign propaganda and China’s efforts to influence public opinion and policymaking in the United States.
- China’s detailed industrial policy designed to attract foreign investment and production and to create “national champions” to compete on a global scale.
- China’s use of subsidies and other trade-distorting measures in violation of its international commitments.
- China’s role in the creation of the economic imbalances that that helped produce the global financial crisis.
- The expansion and modernization of the Chinese navy and its effects on U.S. access to the waters around China and Taiwan and the likelihood of a maritime arms race.
- The use of new and more sophisticated methods by Chinese authorities to control the Chinese news media and the Internet.
- China’s activities in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
- Mainland China’s increasing influence in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- The effect of China’s policies on the economy of the upstate New York region.
The Commission’s Chairman and Vice Chairman will review the Commission’s findings and recommendations.
Who: Carolyn Bartholomew, Commission Chairman
Larry M. Wortzel, Commission Vice Chairman
When: Thursday, November 19, 2009 – 10:00 to 11:00 am EST
Where: G-11 Dirksen Senate Office Bldg.
First Street & Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20510
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