U.S.-CHINA COMMISSION News Release


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT: Kathy Michels - (202) 624-1409
E-mail: "mailto:kmichels@uscc.gov"
Website address: "http://www.uscc.gov"

U.S.–China Commission
444 North Capitol Street, NW
The Hall of the States, Suite 602
Washington, D.C. 20001

What: The U.S.-China Commission will hold its first public hearing to take testimony on: U.S.-CHINA CURRENT TRADE AND INVESTMENT POLICIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE U.S. ECONOMY

When: Thursday, June 14, 2001 – 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Room 124 Senate Dirksen Building, 1st & Constitution Ave., NE Washington, DC 20510

Commission Members: C. Richard D'Amato (Commission Chairman), Michael Ledeen (Commission Vice Chairman), George Becker, Stephen D. Bryen, June Teufel Dreyer, Kenneth Lewis, James R. Lilley (hearing co-chair), Patrick A. Mulloy (hearing co-chair), William A. Reinsch, Roger W. Robinson, Jr., Arthur Waldron, and Michael R. Wessel.

Witnesses Testifying:

9:00 to 10:00 am

Robert C. Byrd, Senator (WV)
Fred Thompson, Senator (TN)
Chuck Hagel, Senator (NE)
Other Congressional Members to be announced

10:00 to Noon

Current U.S.-China Trade and Investment Policies: Impact on the U.S. Economy

Richard L. Trumka, Secretary-Treasurer AFL-CIO
Gary Benanav, President & CEO NY Life Intl
Robert A. Kapp, President, U.S.-China Business Council

Noon to 1:30 pm

China PNTR and WTO Issues

The Honorable Charlene Barshefsky, former U.S. Trade Representative
The Honorable Joseph W. Prueher, former Ambassador to China

2:00 to 4:00 pm

Trade Relations Between U.S./China & China/Taiwan: Implications for the U.S. Economy

Rupert J. Hammond-Chambers, President, U.S.-ROC Taiwan Business Council
Jerome Cohen, Professor, Asian Studies NYU Law School
Kevin L. Kearns, President, U.S. Business & Industry Council
William Wolman, Chief Economist, Business Week Magazine, and Anne Colamosca, NY Financial Journalist.

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