Hearing: The Extent of the Government’s Control of China’s Economy, and Implications for the United States

May 24 -25, 2007

First Street and Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20510

- May 24: Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building
- May 25: Room 385, Russell Senate Office Building

Hearing Co Chairs: Commissioners Jeffrey Fiedler, Kerri Houston, and Michael Wessel

AGENDA

OPENING STATEMENTS

Panel I: China’s Industrial Policies and the 11th Five Year Plan

Dr. Barry Naughton, So Kwanlok Professor of Chinese and International Affairs, University of California, San Diego, CA (HTML) (PDF)
Mr. Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)

Panel II: State-Owned Enterprises: Vehicles of Industrial Policy Implementation

Dr. Scott Kennedy, Associate Professor, Departments of East Asian Languages & Cultures and Political Science, University of Indiana, Bloomington, IN (HTML) (PDF)
Dr. George T. Haley, Director, Center for International Industry Competitiveness; Professor, Marketing and International Business, College of Business, University of New Haven, West Haven, CT (HTML) (PDF)

Panel III: Congressional Perspectives

Panel IV: Does China’s State-Owned Sector Follow Trade Rules?

Mr. Thomas R. Howell, Partner, Dewey Ballantine LLP, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Mr. David M. Marchick, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)

Panel V: China’s Foreign Direct Investments Abroad

Dr. Brad Setser, Senior Economist, Roubini Global Economics, New York, NY (HTML) (PDF)
Dr. Daniel Rosen, Principal, China Strategic Advisory, New York, NY (HTML) (PDF)

Friday, May 25 - Room 385 Russell

Panel VI: Industry Perspectives

Mr. Barry Solarz, Vice President, American Iron and Steel Institute, Wash.., DC (HTML) (PDF)
Dr. David Pritchard, Research Associate, State University of New York, Canada-U.S. Trade Center, Buffalo, NY (HTML) (PDF)

Transcript