Wednesday, May 13, 2015
608 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioner Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Daniel M. Slane
9:00a - 9:10a Co-Chairs’ remarks: Commissioners Carolyn Bartholomew and Daniel M. Slane
9:10a – 10:40a Panel I: Security Dimensions of China’s Relations with Southeast Asia
- Bonnie Glaser, Senior Adviser for Asia, Freeman Chair in China Studies and Senior Associate, Pacific Forum, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Testimony)
- Mira Rapp Hooper, Fellow, Asia Program, and Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Testimony)
- Patrick Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director, Asia-Pacific Security Program, Center for a New American Security (Testimony)
- Chin-Hao Huang, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale-NUS College (Written Testimony Only)
- Peter Chalk, Adjunct Senior Analyst, RAND Corporation (Written Testimony Only)
10:40a – 10:50a Break
10:50a - 12:20p Panel II: Diplomatic and Economic Issues in China’s Relations with Southeast Asia
- Robert Sutter, Professor of Practice of International Affairs, Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University (Testimony)
- Meredith Miller, Senior Vice President of Trade, Economic, and Energy Affairs and Director of the Washington, D.C. office, National Bureau of Asian Research (Testimony)
- David Dapice, Economist, Vietnam Program, Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (Testimony)
12:20p - 1:30p Lunch Break
1:30p - 3:00p Panel III: China’s Relations with Burma, Malaysia, and Vietnam
- Priscilla Clapp, Senior Advisor, U.S. Institute of Peace and the Asia Society (Testimony)
- Pek Koon Heng, Director of the ASEAN Studies Initiative and Assistant Professor, School of International Service, American University (Testimony)
- Murray Hiebert, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Sumitro Chair for Southeast Asia Studies, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Testimony)
3:00p Adjourn
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