Today's hearing will examine the drivers of China's engagement with Central Asia, its impacts on regional economic security and stability, and its implications for U.S. policy objectives in the region. China is pursuing engagement with Central Asia for three strategic reasons: first, it seeks to promote the security and development of its restive Xinjiang Province; second, China wants to gain access to Central Asia's vast oil and gas resources; and, finally, Beijing seeks to develop new markets for its exporters and construction companies by building roads and railways across this landlocked...

Renewable energy is gaining currency around the globe, but China and the United States are central to its development. They are the world's top-two countries in terms of energy consumption, net oil imports, and carbon emissions, as well as gross domestic product (GDP) and manufacturing. Their large territories harbor some of the best sites to generate renewable energy. If the United States and China cooperate-and compete-effectively, renewable energy can contribute to economic growth, energy security, and climate change mitigation. The past two years saw important developments, including a...

For the past several years the Chinese People's Liberation Army has carried out a series of military exercises designed to improve capabilities, employ advanced intelligence and reconnaissance systems, and refine command and control. At the same time, acting under guidance from the Communist Party's Central Military Commission and its Chairman, Chinese President Xi Jinping, the PLA is developing capabilities to project power and to modernize command and control. The Central Military Commission membership has changed, the way intelligence and logistics for the PLA has been revised, and the...