[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 58 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06105]
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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 April 13, 2017 on ``China's
Hotspots along China's Maritime Periphery''.
DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 13, 2017 from 9:30
a.m. to 3:50 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: Taiwan remains the primary focus of the People's
Liberation Army (PLA) modernization while China has simultaneously
increased its preparations for other crisis areas, including conflicts
in the East and South China seas. Beijing's security concerns along
China's maritime periphery constitute ``regional hotspots'' for which
the PLA is preparing contingency plans that could result in armed
conflicts between China and U.S. allies, friends, and partners in the
Asia Pacific region. This hearing will explore threats Beijing
perceives to Chinese sovereignty in the East and South China seas, how
the PLA plans to respond to challenges, as well as implications for the
United States and U.S. allies, partners, and friends should China
initiate a conflict in the Asia Pacific region. The hearing will be co-
chaired by Vice Chairman Dennis C. Shea and Senator Carte P. Goodwin.
Any interested party may file a written statement by April 13, 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 (Public Law 106-398), as amended by Division P of
the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Public Law 108-7),
as amended by Public Law 109-108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by
Public Law 113-291 (December 19, 2014).
Date: March 23, 2017.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-06105 Filed 3-27-17; 8:45 am]
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