Thursday, June 6, 2013
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608
Washington, DC 20002
Hearing Co-Chairs: Commissioners Jeffrey L. Fiedler and James Talent
9:00a–9:05a Co-Chairs’ remarks: Commissioners Jeffrey L. Fiedler and James Talent (Comm. Fiedler Opening Remarks) (Comm. Talent Opening Remarks)
9:05a–10:20a Panel I: China’s Perspectives and Policy in the Middle East
- Dr. Dawn Murphy, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Princeton-Harvard China in the World Program. (Testimony)
- Dr. Yitzhak Shichor, Professor Emeritus, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Haifa. (Testimony)
10:20a–10:30a Break
10:30a–11:45a Panel II: China’s Energy and Other Economic Interests in the Middle East
- Dr. Erica Downs, Fellow, John L. Thornton China Center, Brookings Institution. (Testimony)
- Mr. Bryant Edwards, Partner, Latham and Watkins LLP, Hong Kong. (Testimony)
11:45a–12:30p Lunch Break
12:30p–2:00p Panel III: China’s Political and Security Challenges in the Middle East
- Dr. Jon B. Alterman, Director, Middle East Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies. (Testimony)
- Dr. Joel Wuthnow, Research Analyst, China Studies, CNA. (Testimony)
- Dr. Andrew Erickson, Associate Professor and founding member, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College. (Testimony)
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