82 FR 51475 - Notice of Open Public Event

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 213 (November 6, 2017)

Notice is hereby given of the following open public event 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 release of its 2017 Annual Report to Congress in Washington, DC on November 15, 2017.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 213 (Monday, November 6, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 51475]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24120]


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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION


Notice of Open Public Event

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of open public event.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the following open public event 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 release of its 2017 Annual Report to Congress in Washington, 
DC on November 15, 2017.

DATES: The release is scheduled for Wednesday, November 15, 2017 from 
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.

ADDRESSES: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 902, Washington, DC. 
Please check the Commission's Web site at www.uscc.gov for possible 
changes to the event schedule. Reservations are not required to attend.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any member of the public seeking 
further information concerning the event should contact Leslie Tisdale, 
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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Topics to Be Discussed: The Commission's 2017 Annual Report to 
Congress addresses the following topics:
     U.S.-China Economic and Trade Relations, including: Year 
in Review: Economics Trade; Chinese Investment in the United States; 
and U.S. Access to China's Consumer Market.
     U.S.-China Security Relations, including: Year in Review: 
Security and Foreign Affairs; China's Military Modernization in 2017; 
and Hotspots along China's Maritime Periphery.
     China and the World, including: China and Continental 
Southeast Asia; China and Northeast Asia; China and Taiwan; China and 
Hong Kong; and China's Domestic Information Controls, Global Media 
Influence, and Cyber Diplomacy.
     China's High-Tech Development, including China's Pursuit 
of Dominance in Computing, Robotics, and Biotechnology; and China's 
Pursuit of Advanced Weapons.
    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: November 1, 2017.
Michael Danis,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2017-24120 Filed 11-3-17; 8:45 am]
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