The Chinese Communist Party commands a vast array of tools to expand and apply its influence. From Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road infrastructure diplomacy, to Soviet-style United Front cooptation programs, to a global propaganda network, these tools reach throughout Asia but also into the United States. In this hearing, the Subcommittee will hear form some of the foremost experts on these influence tools to inform U.S. policy.

Witnesses

Daniel Kliman, Ph. D
Senior Fellow
Asia-Pacific Security Program
Center for a New American Security

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Ms. Shamila Chaudhary
Senior Advisor
School for Advanced International Studies
Johns Hopkins University
South Asia Fellow
New America

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Mr. Peter Mattis
Research Fellow in China Studies
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation

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David Shullman, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
International Republican Institute

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