[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 29, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18634-18635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-06506]


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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, 2023 on ``China's Pursuit of 
Defense Technologies: Implications for U.S. and Multilateral Export 
Control and Investment Screening Regimes.''

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 9:30 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public will be able to attend in person at 
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419 or view a live webcast via the 
Commission's website at www.uscc.gov. Visit the Commission's website 
for any further instructions or changes to the status of public access 
to Capitol grounds. Reservations are not required to view the hearing 
online or in person.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the hearing should contact Jameson 
Cunningham, 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.
    ADA Accessibility: For questions about the accessibility of the 
event or to request an accommodation, please contact Jameson Cunningham 
via email at [email protected]. Requests for an accommodation should 
be made as soon as possible, and at least five business days prior to 
the event.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: This is the fourth public hearing the Commission will 
hold during its 2023 report cycle. The hearing will start with China's 
motivations and policies for defense modernization, including overviews 
of its military procurement process and military-civil fusion strategy. 
Next, the hearing will evaluate how China is pursuing new materials, 
components, and technologies to address longstanding obstacles in 
domains such as space, aviation, and undersea warfare, as well as to 
gain supremacy in new domains such as artificial intelligence. Finally, 
the hearing will provide a forward-looking assessment of how Congress, 
the Administration, and U.S. allies and partners could improve export 
controls and investment screening to control technology flows to China 
for use in advanced weapons.
    The hearing will be co-chaired by Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and 
Vice Chairman Alex Wong. Any interested party may file a written 
statement by April 13, 2023 by transmitting to the contact above. A 
portion of the hearing will include a question and answer period 
between the Commissioners and the witnesses.

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    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: March 24, 2023.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2023-06506 Filed 3-28-23; 8:45 am]
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