AGENDA
Hearing on "China in Latin America and the Caribbean"
Thursday, May 20, 2021
Cannon House Office Building, Room 210, and Webex
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9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Opening Remarks: Hearing Co-Chairs Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Derek Scissors
9:40 AM – 11:10 AM: Panel I: China’s Strategic Approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
- R. Evan Ellis, Research Professor of Latin American Studies, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute [Testimony]
- Margaret Myers, Director of the Asia and Latin America Program, Inter-American Dialogue [Testimony]
- Ryan Berg, Senior Fellow, Americas Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies [Testimony]
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM: Break
11:20 AM – 12:50 PM: Panel II: China’s Economic Engagement in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Rebecca Ray, Senior Academic Researcher, Boston University Global Development Policy Center [Testimony]
- Mitch Hayes, Founder, “The China Signal” and “Mundo” [Testimony]
- Francisco Urdinez, Associate Professor, Institute of Political Science, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile [Testimony]
12:50 PM – 1:35 PM: Lunch Break
1:35 PM – 2:35 PM: Panel III: China’s Military and Security Activities in Latin America and the Caribbean
- Cynthia Watson, Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs, National War College
- Thiago de Aragão, Director of Strategy, Arko Advice Public Affairs; Senior Researcher, Center for Strategic and International Studies [Testimony]
2:35 PM – 2:45 PM: Break
2:45 PM – 4:15 PM: Panel IV: Case Studies
- Rasheed Griffith, Head of Operations, Tokamak Labs; Host, China in the Caribbean podcast [Testimony]
- Luis Rubio, Chairman, Mexico Evalua [Testimony]
- Oliver Della Costa Stuenkel, Associate Professor, Fundação Getulio Vargas School of International Relations; Nonresident Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace [Testimony]
4:15 PM – 4:25 PM: Closing Remarks
4:25 PM: Adjourn
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