Andrew S. Erickson

HEARING ON CHINA’S ADVANCED WEAPONS

Thursday, February 23, 2017

Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419

Washington, DC

Here is the link to the video of the hearing if it does not autoload above:

http://www.senate.gov/isvp/?type=live&comm=uscc&filename=uscc022317

Hearing Co-Chairs: Chairman Carolyn Bartholomew and Senator James Talent

9:35 AM – 11:05 AM:         Panel I: China’s Hypersonic and Maneuverable Re-Entry Vehicle Programs

• James Acton, Ph.D., Co-Director of Nuclear Policy Program and Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Testimony)
• Andrew S. Erickson, Ph.D., Professor of Strategy, China Maritime Studies Institute, U.S. Naval War College (Testimony)
• Mark Stokes, Executive Director, Project 2049 Institute (Testimony)

11:05 AM – 11:15 AM:       Break

11:15 AM – 12:45 PM:        Panel II: China’s Directed Energy and Electromagnetic Weapons Programs

• David D. Chen, Independent Analyst
• Richard Fisher, Senior Fellow, Asian Military Affairs, International Assessment and Strategy Center (Testimony)
• Timothy Grayson, Ph.D., President, Fortitude Mission Research, LLC (Testimony)

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM:          Lunch Break

1:45 PM – 3:15 PM:            Panel III: China’s Counterspace, Unmanned, and Artificial Intelligence Weapons Programs

• Todd Harrison, Director of Defense Budget Analysis, Director of the Aerospace Security Project, and Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies (Testimony)
• Elsa Kania, Analyst, Long Term Strategy Group (Testimony)
• Kevin Pollpeter, Research Scientist, CNA (Testimony)

3:15 PM – 3:20 PM:            Closing Remarks

3:20 PM:                              Adjourn