[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 105 (Monday, June 2, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31408-31409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-12746]


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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--June 5, 2014, 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 C. 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 June 05, 
2014, ``Recent Developments in China's Relations with Taiwan and North 
Korea.''
    Background: This is the seventh public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2014 report cycle to

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collect input from academic, industry, and government experts on 
national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic 
relationship with China. The hearing will examine economic, political, 
and security developments in cross-Strait and China-North Korea 
relations. It will assess the opportunities and risks arising from 
closer cross-Strait economic integration for Taiwan and the United 
States, and it will examine Taiwan's ability to defend against military 
coercion by China. The hearing will also address whether China's views 
and policies toward North Korea have changed in recent years and the 
implications for U.S. security interests. The hearing will be co-
chaired by Commissioners Daniel M. Slane and Katherine C. Tobin, Ph.D.. 
Any interested party may file a written statement by June 05, 2014, 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 608, Dirksen Senate Office Building, 
1st Street Southeast, Washington, DC. Thursday, June 05, 2014, 8:30 
a.m.-2:15 p.m. Eastern Time. 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 Reed Eckhold, 
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 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).

    Dated: May 28, 2014.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2014-12746 Filed 5-30-14; 8:45 am]
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