House Committee Examines Rising Risks in Arctic As Russia and China Seek Influence
• House Homeland Security Committee holding hearing on growing threats in the Arctic regions, focused on Russia and China
• Concerns about Beijing and Moscow taking advantage of polar waters for trade routes and potential strategic military positions
• Russia selling oil to China, subjugating itself economically, represents highly concerning alignment between the two countries
• Russia trying to militarize the Arctic region, reopening Soviet-era bases, posing threat to U.S. and allies
• Hearing to include Coast Guard and other officials to discuss trade and security implications of increasingly crowded Arctic north