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Hearing on the “Extent of the Government’s Control of China’s Economy, and Implications for the United States”
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing in Washington, DC.
When:
May 24, 2007 12:00am to June 25, 2007 12:00am
Where
May 25: Room 385, Russell Senate Office Building
Hearing Co Chairs: Commissioners Jeffrey Fiedler, Kerri Houston, and Michael Wessel
OPENING STATEMENTS
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Michael Wessel Co-chair (HTML) (PDF)
- Opening Statement of Commissioner Jeffrey Fiedler Co-chair (HTML) (PDF)
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
- Congressman Donald A. Manzullo (R-IL)
- Congresswoman Carolyn C. Kilpatrick (D-MI) (HTML) (PDF)
- Congressman Walter B. Jones (R-NC) (HTML) (PDF)
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)
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