AGENDA
Hearing on "Crossroads of Competition: China in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands"
Thursday, March 20, 2025
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215, and Webex
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Hearing Co-Chairs: Chair Reva Price and Vice Chair Randall Schriver
9:30 AM – 9:40 AM: Co-Chairs' Opening Remarks
9:40 AM – 11:10 AM: Panel I: U.S.-China Strategic Competition in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
- Prashanth Parameswaran, Global Fellow, Wilson Center [Testimony]
- Lynn Kuok, Lee Kuan Yew Chair in Southeast Asia Studies, Brookings Institution [Testimony]
- Graeme Smith, Senior Fellow, Australian National University [Testimony]
11:10 AM – 11:20 AM: Break
11:20 AM – 12:50 PM: Panel II: China’s Military and Security Footprint in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands
- Gregory B. Poling, Director and Senior Fellow, Southeast Asia Program and Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies [Testimony]
- Jason Tower, Country Director for Burma, United States Institute of Peace [Testimony]
- Cleo Paskal, Non-resident Senior Fellow, Foundation for Defense of Democracies [Testimony]
12:50 PM – 1:50 PM: Lunch Break
1:50 PM – 3:20 PM: Panel III: Economic Risks and Rewards at the Crossroads
- Vikram Nehru, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies [Testimony]
- Alvin Camba, Critical Materials Specialist, Associated Universities Incorporated [Testimony]
- Guanie Lim, Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies [Testimony]
3:20 PM – 3:25 PM: Closing Remarks
3:25 PM: Adjourn