China’s Global Quest for Resources and Implications for the United States

Testimony by Elizabeth C. Economy

January 26, 2012

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China's search for food and land in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa, reflects the country's pressing scarcity of water. China's approach has set off alarm bells in the region and the United States should work actively to address China's water security needs, argues Elizabeth Economy before the House U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

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