[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26184-26185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-11693]


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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 June 20, 2019 on ``A `World-Class' 
Military: Assessing China's Global Military Ambitions.''

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, June 20, 2019 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: TBD, Washington, DC. A detailed agenda for the hearing will 
be posted on the Commission's website at www.uscc.gov. Also, please 
check the

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Commission's website 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 Reagan, 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 sixth public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2019 report cycle. In his report to the 19th Congress 
of the Chinese Communist Party, General Secretary Xi Jinping declared 
that China would complete the modernization of its armed forces by 2035 
and transform them into ``world-class forces'' by the middle of the 
21st century. Xi's vision for the composition and mix of capabilities 
that would allow the People's Liberation Army to be judged to be a 
``world-class'' military is unknown. Will it be a force with global 
expeditionary capability, mimicking the United States, or an 
overwhelming regional force reminiscent of Imperial Japan in 1941? Or, 
as the two are not necessarily mutually exclusive, could it be both? 
This hearing will explore what the implications of a world-class 
Chinese military might be for the United States and its allies and 
partners, with the goal to begin a public dialogue on this topic and 
develop recommendations for Congress on how the United States might 
best protect its interests in the face of a highly-capable Chinese 
competitor. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioner Kenneth 
Lewis and Commissioner Michael McDevitt. Any interested party may file 
a written statement by June 20, 2019 by mailing to the contact 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: May 31, 2019.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019-11693 Filed 6-4-19; 8:45 am]
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