Wednesday, April 22, 2015
216 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Robin Cleveland and Michael Wessel
9:00a - 9:15a Co-Chairs’ remarks: Commissioners Robin Cleveland and Michael Wessel
9:15a – 10:45a Panel I: Assessment of the 12th Five Year Plan
- Dr. Stephen Roach, Senior Fellow, Jackson Institute of Global Affairs, Senior Lecturer, School of Management, Yale University (Testimony) (Charts to Accompany Testimony)
- Mr. Nicholas Consonery, Director of Asia, Eurasia Group (Testimony)
- Mr. Oliver K. Melton, Senior Economic Analyst, U.S. Department of State (Testimony)
10:45a – 11:00a Break
11:00a - 12:30p Panel II: The Impact of China’s Five-Year Plans on Strategic Industries
- Dr. Xiaolan Fu, Professor of Technology and International Development, Director, Technology & Management for Development Centre, University of Oxford (Testimony)
- Dr. Ernest Preeg, Senior Advisor for Trade and Finance, Manufacturers Alliance for Productivity and Innovation (Testimony)
- Dr. Gary H. Jefferson, Carl Marks Professor of International Trade and Finance, Brandeis University (Testimony) (Testimony Slides)
12:30p - 1:30p Lunch Break
1:30p - 3:00p Panel III: The Broader Implications of China’s Five-Year Plans
- Dr. Dali Yang, Professor of Political Science, Faculty Director, Center in Beijing, University of Chicago (Testimony)
- Dr. Eswar S. Prasad, Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy, Cornell University, New Century Chair in International Economics, Brookings Institution (Testimony)
- Mr. David Frey, Partner, Markets Strategy, National Head of U.S.-China Strategic Corridor, KPMG China (Testimony)
3:00p Adjourn
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