This year's Joseph Levenson Book Prize goes to the 2021 work making "the greatest contribution to increasing understanding of the history, culture, society, politics, or economy of China."
Hearing on “China's Military Modernization and Its Impact on the United States and the Asia-Pacific”
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing in Washington, DC.
Where
Hearing Co Chairs: Commissioners William Reinsch and Larry Wortzel
OPENING STATEMENTS
- Opening Statement of Commissioner William Reinsch (HTML) (PDF)
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Larry Wortzel, Co-chair (HTML) (PDF)
Thursday, March 29
Panel I: Congressional Perspectives
- Congressman Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) (HTML) (PDF)
- Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) (PDF)
- Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) (HTML) (PDF)
- Congressman Duncan Hunter (R-CA) (HTML) (PDF)
Panel II: Beijing’s Doctrine on the Conduct of “Irregular Forms of Warfare”
- Dr. William J. Schneider, Jr., Chairman, Defense Science Board, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Michael G. Vickers, Senior Vice President for Strategic Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, Washington, DC
- Dr. Derek S. Reveron, Associate Professor of National Security Affairs, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Robert J. Bunker, CEO, Counter-OPFOR Corporation, Claremont, CA (HTML) (PDF) Bunker Figure PowerPoint (PPT)
Panel III: PLA Modernization in Traditional Warfare Capabilities: Force Integration and Force Projection
- General James E. Cartwright, Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt Air Force Base, NE
- Dr. Andrew S. Erickson, Assistant Professor, Strategic Research Department, U.S. Naval War College, Newport, RI (HTML) (PDF) Supplement Document - (PDF)
- Mr. Cortez A. Cooper, III, Director of the East Asia Studies Center, Hicks and Associates, Inc., McLean, VA (HTML) (PDF)
Panel IV: The Taiwan Strait Military Balance
- RADM Eric A. McVadon USN (Ret), Director of Asia-Pacific Studies, The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. Bernard D. Cole, Professor of International History, National War College, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Mark Cozad, Senior Defense Intelligence Analyst, Defense Intelligence Agency, Washington, DC
Friday, March 30
Panel V: Information Warfare, Missile Warfare, Cyber Operations, and Other Disruptive Capabilities of the PLA
- Dr. Ehsan Ahrari, Professor of Counterterrorism, Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI (HTML) (PDF)
- Dr. James A. Lewis, Director and Senior Fellow of the Technology and Public Policy Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
Panel VI: The PLA’s Objectives in Space
- Dr. Michael P. Pillsbury, Consultant, Department of Defense, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Eric D. Hagt, Director of the China Program, World Security Institute, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
- Mr. Dean Cheng, Research Fellow, Center for Naval Analysis Corporation, Alexandria, VA (HTML) (PDF)
- Ms. Mary C. Fitzgerald, Research Fellow, Hudson Institute, Washington, DC (HTML) (PDF)
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