[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 40 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04067]
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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.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following hearing 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 March 16, 2017 on ``China's
Pursuit of Next Frontier Tech: Computing, Robotics, and
Biotechnology''.
DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 9:30
a.m. to 3:20 p.m.
ADDRESSES: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419, Washington, DC. A
detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted on the Commission's Web
site at www.uscc.gov. Also, please check the Commission's 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 Leslie
Tisdale, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001;
telephone: 202-624-1496, or via email at [email protected].
Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: This is the third public hearing the Commission will
hold during its 2017 report cycle to collect input from academic,
industry, and government experts on national security implications of
the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. This
hearing on ``China's Pursuit of Next Frontier Tech: Computing,
Robotics, and Biotechnology'' will examine the industrial policies
outlined in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) and related policy
announcements that seek to move Chinese manufacturing up the value-
added chain, establish China as a global center of innovation and
technology, and ensure China's long-term productivity in critical dual-
use technologies such as computing, robotics, and biotechnology.
Advancements in these sectors have previously driven U.S. technological
and military superiority, and the Chinese government is looking to
develop its own technological leaders and reduce its dependence on
foreign technology. This hearing will examine what steps the Chinese
government has taken to support these sectors, compare U.S. and Chinese
technological leadership in these sectors, and consider the
implications of China's policies for U.S. economic and national
security interests and how the United States can maintain its strategic
advantage. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioner Daniel M.
Slane and Commissioner Katherine C. Tobin, Ph.D. Any interested party
may file a written statement by March 16, 2017, by mailing to the
contact information above. A portion of each panel will include a
question and answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses.
Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security
Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense 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 27, 2017.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-04067 Filed 3-1-17; 8:45 am]
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