The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 on “China's Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools.” The hearing will be held in Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building, located at 1st Street and Constitution Avenue, NE, Washington DC 20510.

The hearing is being conducted to obtain testimony about China’s goals and objectives around the world; the practices and tools that China employs to project national power and their effect on U.S. economic and security interests around the world; and the extent to which these practices and tools appear to enable China to realize its global goals.  The Commission will receive testimony from Dr. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Mr. David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asian Affairs, and academic and policy experts on these topics.  Members of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives and a representative from the Department of State also have been invited.

Hearing Co Chairs:  Commission Vice-Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Daniel Blumenthal

What:     Public Hearing on “China’s Expanding Global Influence: Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools.”
When:    Tuesday, March 18, 2008, 8:45 am. – 5:00 p.m.
Where:   Room 562, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 1st Street and Constitution Avenue, NE
              Washington DC 20510

A full agenda will be posted to the Commission’s Web Site as soon as available.  Panelists’ bios and written statements will be available on the Commission’s Web Site at www.uscc.gov on Thursday, March 18, 2008

Reservations are not required – seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Visit the USCC website, www.uscc.gov, for transcripts of previous hearings, commissioned research reports, the Commission’s annual reports to the Congress, and other information about the Commission’s activities.

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Hearing on China's Expanding Global Influence:
Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools

March 18, 2008
Room 562 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Hearing Co chairs:     Vice Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Commissioner Daniel Blumenthal

As of March 11, 2008 – This agenda is subject to change – as changes occur a revised agenda will be posted to the Commission’s
Web Site www.uscc.gov

Tuesday, March 18, 2008
8:45 am – 9:15 am                      Panel I: Congressional Perspectives
·         Members invited

9:30 am – 11:00 am                    Panel II:  Administration Perspective
·         Dr. Thomas Christensen, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Washington, DC                                                   
·         Mr. David Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asian Affairs, Washington, DC

11:00 am – 12:00 pm                  Panel III:  The Strategies and Objectives of China’s Foreign Affairs
·         Dr. Edward Friedman, Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI                                                   
·         Dr. Mohan Malik,  Professor, Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, HI

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm                    LUNCH BREAK

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm                     Panel IV: Tools of China’s Statecraft: Economics and Trade

·         Dr. Lawrence Grinter, Professor of Asian Studies, Air War College, Montgomery, AL
·         Mr. Mauro De Lorenzo, Resident Fellow, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, DC

 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm                     Panel V:  Tools of China’s Statecraft: Military and Security
·         Dr. Cynthia Watson, Professor, National War College, Washington, DC                   
·         Colonel Philippe D. Rogers, USMC , Command Inspector General, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Camp Lejeune, NC

3:30 – 5:00 pm                           Panel VI:  Tools of China’s Statecraft: Diplomacy
·         Ms. Lisa Curtis, Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC                                                   
·         Mr. Josh Kurlantzick, Visiting Scholar-China Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Washington, DC                                                   
·         Dr. Andrew Scobell, Associate Professor, Bush School of Government, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX                                                   
·         Mr. Andrew Small, Program Associate, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, Brussels, Belgium