US Needs to Step Up Efforts in Arctic as China, Russia Eye Alliance in Region: Experts

Experts say China’s communist regime is positioning itself to exert influence above the Arctic Circle through an alliance with Russia. They warn that the United States must take steps to protect its interests before it’s too late.
“America cannot afford to fall behind,” said Luke Coffey, a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute.
Mr. Coffey testified before the Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security on July 18.
He and the other witnesses said Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine has impacted the world in ways even the Russian leadership may not have anticipated. One of those consequences was in the Arctic States Council….}