CSIS Simon Chair Matthew Goodman discusses TPP during testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Source: CSIS photo by Jesse Swanson. All rights reserved.
On December 18, 2013, CSIS Simon Chair in Political Economy Matthew P. Goodman testified before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, on “Economic Engagement in the Asia-Pacific Region,” as part of a Senate hearing series on the U.S. rebalance policy. Matt and his co-panelist Derek Scissors of AEI covered the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, China’s domestic economic reforms and challenges, women’s economic empowerment in the region, and the overall importance of Asia to the U.S. position in the global economy.
Readers can watch the video of his panel, second of the hearing, here starting at the 1:08:30 mark. In addition, Matt’s oral testimony is here: Goodman SRFC Testimony.
Matthew P. Goodman
Matthew P. Goodman is senior vice president and William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS, with particular emphasis on Northeast Asia.
