Thursday, February 23, 2017
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419
Hearing Co-Chairs: Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Senator James Talent
9:30 AM – 9:35 AM: Opening Remarks: Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Senator James Talent
9:35 AM – 11:05 AM: Panel I: China’s Hypersonic and Maneuverable Re-Entry Vehicle Programs
- James Acton, Ph.D., Co-Director of Nuclear Policy Program and Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Testimony)
- Andrew S. Erickson, Ph.D., Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College (Testimony)
- Mark Stokes, Executive Director, Project 2049 Institute (Testimony)
11:05 AM – 11:15 AM: Break
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM: Panel II: China’s Directed Energy and Electromagnetic Weapons Programs
- David D. Chen, Independent Analyst (Testimony)
- Richard Fisher, Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs, International Assessment and Strategy Center (Testimony)
- Timothy Grayson, Ph.D., President, Fortitude Mission Research, LLC (Testimony)
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM: Lunch Break
1:45 PM – 3:15 PM: Panel III: China’s Counterspace, Unmanned, and Artificial Intelligence Weapons Programs
- Todd Harrison, Director of Defense Budget Analysis, Director of the Aerospace Security Project, and Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Testimony)
- Elsa Kania, Analyst, Long Term Strategy Group (Testimony)
- Kevin Pollpeter, Research Scientist, CNA (Testimony)
3:15 PM – 3:20 PM: Closing Remarks
3:20 PM: Adjourn
Transcript
China's Advanced Weapons.pdf3.24 MB