Hearing: The Chinese Budget and The Role of The People's Liberation Army In China's Economy

PRC Budget Issues:Process/Structure

(9:30-11 a.m.)

• Prof. Richard N. Cooper, Maurits C. Boas Professor of Economics, Harvard University
• Mr. Barry Anderson (CBO) Deputy Director, Congressional Budget Office-
• Mr. Cheng Xiaonong, Lecturer, Departments of Political Science and History, Princeton
  University
• Dr. Charles Wolf Jr., Senior Economic Advisor and Corporate Chair, International Economics, RAND (videoconference)

Panel 2

PRC Military Budget Issues and PLA's Role in the Economy/Party/National Priorities

(11-1:00 p.m.)

• Prof. David Shambaugh, Professor, Political Science and International Affairs, George Washington University
• Dr. John Frankenstein, Research Associate & Adjunct Faculty, East Asia Institute, Columbia University, Senior Non-Resident Fellow, Atlantic Council of the United States
• Dr. James Mulvenon, Deputy Research Director, Rand Corporation, Center for Asia-Pacific Policy
• Col. John Corbett (retired), Senior Analyst, Centra Technologies
• Dr. Andrew Marble, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of International Relations/Taiwan

(1-2:00 p.m.) LUNCH

Panel 3

Service Components of the Chinese Defense Budget

(2-3:30 p.m.)

• Mr. Dennis Blasko, U.S. Army, retired
• Prof. Bernard Cole, Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Programs, Professor of Maritime Strategy and History, National War College
• Mr. Luke Colton, Independent Defense Consultant