June 11, 2009
Room 562 Dirksen Senate Office Building
First Street and Constitution Avenues, NE
Washington, DC 20510
Hearing Co-Chairs: Vice Chairman Larry Wortzel and Commissioner Peter Videnieks
AGENDA
Commissioners’ Opening Statements
- Opening Statement of Vice Chairman Larry Wortzel [Remarks]
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Peter Videnieks [Remarks]
Panel I: Congressional Perspectives
- Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo (D-Guam) [Testimony]
- Congressman J. Randy Forbes (R-VA)
Panel II: Strategic Impact of PLA Naval Modernization
- RADM Michael McDevitt (USN, Ret.), V.P. and Director of Strategic Studies, CNA, Alexandria, VA [Testimony]
- Mr. Peter Dutton, Associate Professor of Strategic Studies, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI [Testimony]
- Mr. Paul S. Giarra, President, Global Strategies and Transformation, Herndon, VA [Testimony]
Panel III: Operational Activities of the PLA Navy
- Mr. Cortez Cooper, Senior International Policy Analyst, The RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA [Testimony]
- Mr. Fred Vellucci, China Analyst, CNA, Alexandria, VA [Testimony]
Panel IV: Technical Developments of the PLA Navy
- Mr. Ronald O’Rourke, Naval Affairs Specialist, Congressional Research Service, Washington, DC [Testimony]
- Mr. Richard D. Fisher, Jr., Senior Fellow on Asian Military Affairs, International Assessment and Strategy Center, Alexandria, VA [Testimony]
Panel V: Views from Former Secretaries of the Navy
- Senator John Warner, KBE
- Senator Jim Webb (invited) [Testimony]
Transcript
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