With the recent announcement of Italy joining China’s Belt and Road Initiative, this hearing will examine China’s rising influence and activities in Europe through its economic diplomacy efforts. Specifically, the Subcommittee will look at the potential national security and economic threats to several of our allies from China’s engagement on infrastructure spending, telecommunications integration, and financial coercion.

Witnesses

Mr. Philippe Le Corre
Nonresident Senior Fellow
Europe and Asia Programs
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(Former Special Assistant for International Affairs to the French Defense Minister)

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Ms. Stephanie Segal
Deputy Director and Senior Fellow
Simon Chair in Political Economy
Center for Strategic & International Studies
(Former Codirector of the East Asia Office at the U.S. Department of the Treasury)

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Ms. Andrea Kendall-Taylor
Senior Fellow and Director
Transatlantic Security Program
Center for a New American Security
(Former Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Russia and Eurasia in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence)

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Zack Cooper, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
(Former Assistant to the Deputy National Security Adviser for Combating Terrorism at the National Security Council)

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