U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission
Hearing on “Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments across the Strait, and Implications for the United States”
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The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, March 18, 2010 on “Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments across the Strait, and Implications for the United States.” The hearing will begin at 8:45 am in Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, located at First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington DC, 20510.
The March 18 hearing will examine the current situation and recent trends in the cross-Strait relationship from a security, economic, and political perspective, and what recent and future changes may mean for U.S. national interests in the region.
Scheduled to testify on March 18 are Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL); Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA); Mr. David B. Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; Mr. Michael Schiffer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs at the U.S. Department of Defense; Mr. Mark Stokes, Executive Director of the Project 2049 Institute; Dr. Albert S. Willner, Director of the China Security Affairs Group at CNA; Mr. David A. Shlapak, Senior International Policy Analyst at The RAND Corporation; Mr. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President of the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council; Dr. Scott Kastner, Associate Professor in the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland; Dr. Merritt T. (‘Terry’) Cooke, CEO of GC3 Strategy Inc.; Dr. Shelly Rigger, Professor of Political Science at Davidson College; Mr. Randall G. Schriver, President and CEO of the Project 2049 Institute; and Dr. Richard C. Bush III, Director of the Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies at The Brookings Institution. A copy of the complete hearing agenda is attached at the end of this press announcement.
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Patrick A. Mulloy and Larry M. Wortzel
What: Public Hearing on “Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments across the Strait, and Implications for the United States.”
When: Thursday, March 18, 2010, 8:45 am to 4:00 p.m.
Where: Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building, First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington DC 20510
Panelists’ bios and written statements will be available on the Commission’s Web Site at www.uscc.gov on Thursday, March 18, 2010.
Reservations are not required to attend – seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Visit the USCC website, www.uscc.gov, for transcripts of previous hearings, commissioned research reports, the Commission’s annual reports to the Congress, and other information about the Commission’s activities.
Hearing on “Taiwan-China: Recent Economic, Political, and Military Developments across the Strait, and Implications for the United States”
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building
First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Patrick A. Mulloy and Larry M. Wortzel
8:50 am – 9:00 am Commissioners’ Opening Statements
9:00 am – 9:30 am Panel I: Congressional Perspectives
- Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Congressman Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Congressman Phil Gingrey, M.D. (R-GA)
9:30 am – 11:00 am Panel II: Administration Perspectives
- Mr. David B. Shear, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
- Mr. Michael Schiffer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, U.S. Department of Defense, Washington, DC
- Representative from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Washington, DC (invited)
11:10 am – 12:30 pm Panel III: Military Aspects
- Mr. Mark Stokes, Executive Director, Project 2049 Institute, Arlington, VA
- Dr. Albert S. Willner, Director, China Security Affairs Group, CNA, Alexandria, VA
- Mr. David A. Shlapak, Senior International Policy Analyst, The RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA
12:30 pm – 1:15 pm Lunch Break
1:15 pm – 2:30 pm Panel IV: Economic Aspects
- Dr. Merritt T. (‘Terry’) Cooke, CEO, GC3 Strategy Inc., Bryn Mawr, PA
- Mr. Rupert Hammond-Chambers, President, U.S.-Taiwan Business Council, Arlington, VA
- Dr. Scott L. Kastner, Associate Professor, Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
2:40 pm – 4:00 pm Panel V: Political Aspects
- Mr. Randall G. Schriver, President and CEO, Project 2049 Institute, Arlington, VA
- Dr. Shelley Rigger, Brown Professor of Political Science, Davidson College, Davidson, NC
- Dr. Richard C. Bush III, Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC