# Notice of Open Public Hearing
**AGENCY:**
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
**ACTION:**
Notice of open public hearing.
**SUMMARY:**
Notice is hereby given of the following hearing 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 hearing in Washington, DC on April 3, 2025 on “The Rocket's Red Glare: China's Ambitions to Dominate Space.”
**DATES:**
The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.
**ADDRESSES:**
Members of the public will be able to attend in person at or near the U.S. Capitol and adjacent Congressional office buildings (specific building and room number to be announced) or view a live webcast via the Commission's website at *www.uscc.gov. Visit the Commission's website for updates to the hearing location or possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations are not required to view the hearing online or in person.*
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Any member of the public seeking further information concerning the hearing should contact Jameson Cunningham, 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 the hearing.*
*ADA Accessibility:* For questions about the accessibility of the event or to request an accommodation, please contact Jameson Cunningham via email at *[email protected].* Requests for an accommodation should be made as soon as possible, and at least five business days prior to the event.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
*Background:* This is the fourth public hearing the Commission will hold during its 2025 reporting cycle. The hearing will examine China's growing space power and implications of China's space activities for U.S.-China strategic competition. Next, the hearing will review China's military space and counterspace capabilities, along with its civil space activities and scientific achievements. The hearing will also explore China's commercial space industry and assess the risks and implications of China's space capabilities and exploration for the United States.
The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioner Michael Kuiken and Commissioner Cliff Sims. Any interested party may file a written statement by April 3, 2025 by transmitting to the contact above. A portion of the hearing will include a question and answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses.
*Authority:* Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 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: March 13, 2025.
Christopher P. Fioravante,
Deputy Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.