Hearings

The China Challenge: Realignment of U.S. Economic Policies to Build Resiliency and Competitiveness

July 30, 2020
10:00 AM Russell Senate Office Building 253

U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, chairman of the Subcommittee on Security, will convene a hearing titled, “The China Challenge: Realignment of U.S. Economic Policies to Build Resiliency and Competitiveness,” at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, July 30, 2020. The hearing will examine topics related to the Chinese Communist Party's unfair trade practices, intellectual property theft, and market manipulation and their harmful impact on U.S. global economic competitiveness. 

Witness Panel 1: 

  • Dr. Rush Doshi, Director of the Chinese Strategy Initiative, The Brookings Institution
  • Mr. Michael Wessel, Commissioner, U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission

Witness Panel 2:

  • The Honorable Keith Krach, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
  • The Honorable Nazak Nikakhtar, Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

*Witness list subject to change

Hearing Details:

Thursday, July 30, 2020
10:00 a.m.
Subcommittee on Security

This hearing will take place in the Russell Senate Office Building 253. Witness testimony, opening statements, and a live video of the hearing will be available on www.commerce.senate.gov.

*In order to maintain physical distancing as advised by the Office of the Attending Physician, seating for credentialed press will be limited throughout the course of the hearing. Due to current limited access to the Capitol complex, the general public is encouraged to view this hearing via the live stream.

**Witness list updated 7/28/2020

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Testimony

  • Mr. Michael Wessel

    Commissioner
    U.S. - China Economic and Security Review Commission
    Download Testimony (123.63 KB)

  • Dr. Rush Doshi

    Director of the Chinese Strategy Initiative
    The Brookings Institution
    Download Testimony (338.81 KB)

Witness Panel 2

  • The Honorable Nazak Nikakhtar

    Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis
    International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
    Download Testimony (233.14 KB)

  • The Honorable Keith Krach

    Under Secretary for Economic Growth
    Energy, and the Environment, U.S. Department of State
    Download Testimony (329.10 KB)