[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8357-8358]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02999]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Hearing

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing--February 24, 2016, Washington, 
DC.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-
China Economic and Security Review Commission.
    Name: Dennis Shea, Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission. The Commission is mandated by Congress to 
investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ``the national 
security implications of the economic relationship between the United 
States and the People's Republic of China.'' Pursuant to this mandate, 
the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on 
Wednesday, February 24, 2016, on ``China's Shifting Economic Realities 
and Implications for the United States.''
    Background: This is the second public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2016 report cycle to collect input from academic and 
industry experts concerning the national security implications of 
China's military modernization efforts for the United States. This 
hearing will seek to analyze recent macroeconomic trends in China's 
economy; assess the changing role of state capitalism and state-backed 
enterprises in China's economy and abroad; assess the extent of China's 
overcapacity problem in key sectors and impacts on U.S. and global 
markets; and evaluate potential changes to China's non-market economy 
status in the United States and Europe under World Trade Organization 
law. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioners Robin Cleveland 
and Michael Wessel. Any interested party may file a written statement 
by February 24, 2016, by mailing to the contact below. A portion of 
each panel will include a question and answer period between the 
Commissioners and the witnesses.
    Location, Date and Time: Room: TBD. Wednesday, February 24, 2016, 
start time is 8:30 a.m. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be 
posted to the Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check 
our Web site for possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations 
are not required to attend the hearing.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Anthony 
DeMarino, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 
20001; phone: 202-624-1496, or via email at [email protected]. 
Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

    Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security 
Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense

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Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106-398), as amended by Division P of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108-7), as 
amended by Public Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by 
Public Law 113-291 (December 19, 2014).

    Dated: February 9, 2016.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-02999 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
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