Investigating the Chinese Threat, Part One: Military and Economic Aggression

Napoleon once famously remarked that "China is a sleeping dragon. Let her sleep. For when she wakes, she will shake the world." The twenty-first century is the era of China’s awakening. The decades to come will test whether China will truly shake the world. This hearing is the first in a series to: (1) examine the range of threats to U.S. national security, our interests, and allies, posed by a rising China and (2) receive recommendations on how to counter such threats. Today, we will examine recent military and economic actions taken by the Peoples Republic of China and evaluate what they mean for United States interests and those of our allies.