U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
“Evaluating China’s Past and Future Role in the World Trade Organization”
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 3rd 2010
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Hearing Co-Chairs: Chairman Daniel M. Slane and Commissioner Patrick A. Mulloy
WHAT: Public Hearing on “Evaluating China’s Past and Future Role in the World Trade Organization.” The hearing will examine the economic, political and security implications of China's entry into the WTO and China’s compliance with WTO rules.
WHEN: Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Reservations are not required to attend – seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
WHERE: Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington DC 20510.
PANEL INFO: Panelists’ bios and written statements will be available on the Commission’s Web Site at www.uscc.gov on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. A live audio feed of the hearing will be streamed on the home page of the Commission web site beginning at 9:00 am on the day of the hearing.
Panel I – Congressional Perspectives: Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI); Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH); Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA)
Panel II - U.S. and Chinese Expectations for China’s Entry in the WTO: Mr. Alan Wm. Wolff, former Deputy U.S Trade Representative and Of Counsel at Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP; Ms. Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff at the AFL-CIO; Mr. Robert Lighthizer, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative and international trade attorney
Panel III - Current U.S.-China Relations in the WTO: The Reality a Decade Later: Mr. James Bacchus, former Chairman of the Appellate Body of the WTO and shareholder at Greenberg Traurig LLP; Mr. Clyde V. Prestowitz, President of the Economic Strategy Institute; Dr. Oded Shenkar, professor in the Fisher College of Business at The Ohio State University
Panel IV - Recommendations for Future U.S.-China Relations within the WTO: Mr. Terence Stewart, Managing Partner at Stewart and Stewart; Mr. Gilbert Kaplan, President of the Committee to Support U.S. Trade Laws and Partner at King & Spalding; and Dr. Calman Cohen, President of the Emergency Committee for American Trade
A copy of the hearing agenda is attached.
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
- HEARING AGENDA –
“Evaluating China’s Past and Future Role in the World Trade Organization”
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Co-Chairs: Chairman Daniel M. Slane and Commissioner Patrick A. Mulloy
Co-chairs’ remarks (9:00 am- 9:15 am)
Panel I (9:15 am – 10:00 am)
Congressional Perspectives
- Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC)
- Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI)
- Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)
- Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY)
Panel II (10:00 am – 11:30 am)
U.S. and Chinese Expectations for China’s Entry in the WTO
- Mr. Alan Wm. Wolff, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, Of Counsel, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, Washington, DC
- Ms. Thea Lee, Deputy Chief of Staff, AFL-CIO, Washington, DC
- Mr. Robert Lighthizer, former Deputy U.S. Trade Representative, international trade attorney, Washington, DC
Panel III (11:45 am – 1:15 am)
Current U.S.-China Relations in the WTO: The Reality a Decade Later
- Mr. James Bacchus, former chairman of the Appellate Body of the WTO, Greenberg Traurig, LLP, Washington, DC
- Mr. Clyde V. Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute, Washington, DC
- Dr. Oded Shenkar, Professor, Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Lunch Break (1:15 pm – 2:30 pm)
Panel IV (2:30 pm – 4:00 pm)
Recommendations for Future U.S.-China Relations within the WTO
- Mr. Terence Stewart, Managing Partner, Stewart and Stewart, Washington, DC
- Mr. Gilbert Kaplan, President, Committee to Support U. S. Trade Laws, Partner, King & Spalding, Washington, DC
- Dr. Calman J. Cohen, President, Emergency Committee for American Trade, Washington, DC