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[H.A.S.C. No. 117?5]

NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES AND U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE INDO?PACIFIC

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION HEARING HELD MARCH 10, 2021

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U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2021

COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS ADAM SMITH, Washington, Chairman

JAMES R. LANGEVIN, Rhode Island RICK LARSEN, Washington JIM COOPER, Tennessee JOE COURTNEY, Connecticut JOHN GARAMENDI, California JACKIE SPEIER, California DONALD NORCROSS, New Jersey RUBEN GALLEGO, Arizona SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts SALUD O. CARBAJAL, California ANTHONY G. BROWN, Maryland, RO KHANNA, California WILLIAM R. KEATING, Massachusetts FILEMON VELA, Texas ANDY KIM, New Jersey CHRISSY HOULAHAN, Pennsylvania JASON CROW, Colorado ELISSA SLOTKIN, Michigan MIKIE SHERRILL, New Jersey VERONICA ESCOBAR, Texas JARED F. GOLDEN, Maine ELAINE G. LURIA, Virginia, Vice Chair JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York SARA JACOBS, California KAIALI'I KAHELE, Hawaii MARILYN STRICKLAND, Washington MARC A. VEASEY, Texas JIMMY PANETTA, California STEPHANIE N. MURPHY, Florida Vacancy

MIKE ROGERS, Alabama JOE WILSON, South Carolina MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio DOUG LAMBORN, Colorado ROBERT J. WITTMAN, Virginia VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri AUSTIN SCOTT, Georgia MO BROOKS, Alabama SAM GRAVES, Missouri ELISE M. STEFANIK, New York SCOTT DESJARLAIS, Tennessee TRENT KELLY, Mississippi MIKE GALLAGHER, Wisconsin MATT GAETZ, Florida DON BACON, Nebraska JIM BANKS, Indiana LIZ CHENEY, Wyoming JACK BERGMAN, Michigan MICHAEL WALTZ, Florida MIKE JOHNSON, Louisiana MARK E. GREEN, Tennessee STEPHANIE I. BICE, Oklahoma C. SCOTT FRANKLIN, Florida LISA C. MCCLAIN, Michigan RONNY JACKSON, Texas JERRY L. CARL, Alabama BLAKE D. MOORE, Utah PAT FALLON, Texas

PAUL ARCANGELI, Staff Director MATT RHOADES, Professional Staff Member

FORREST MCCONNELL, Counsel EMMA MORRISON, Clerk

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STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

Rogers, Hon. Mike, a Representative from Alabama, Ranking Member, Committee on Armed Services .................................................................................... 3

Smith, Hon. Adam, a Representative from Washington, Chairman, Committee on Armed Services ................................................................................................ 1

WITNESSES

Abrams, GEN Robert B., USA, Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea ........................................................ 8

Davidson, ADM Philip S., USN, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ....... 6 Helvey, David F., Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Af-

fairs, Department of Defense .............................................................................. 5

APPENDIX

PREPARED STATEMENTS: Abrams, GEN Robert B. ................................................................................... 105 Davidson, ADM Philip S. ................................................................................. 63 Helvey, David F. ............................................................................................... 49

DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED FOR THE RECORD: [There were no Documents submitted.]

WITNESS RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS ASKED DURING THE HEARING: Mr. Larsen ........................................................................................................ 131

QUESTIONS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS POST HEARING: Mr. Banks .......................................................................................................... 143 Mr. Bergman ..................................................................................................... 143 Mr. Carl ............................................................................................................. 147 Mr. Cooper ........................................................................................................ 136 Mr. Fallon ......................................................................................................... 149 Dr. Jackson ....................................................................................................... 146 Mr. Johnson ...................................................................................................... 144 Mr. Kelly ........................................................................................................... 142 Mrs. McClain .................................................................................................... 145 Mr. Moore .......................................................................................................... 153 Mr. Moulton ...................................................................................................... 141 Mrs. Murphy ..................................................................................................... 149 Mr. Rogers ......................................................................................................... 135 Mr. Scott ............................................................................................................ 138 Ms. Strickland ................................................................................................... 147 Mr. Waltz .......................................................................................................... 144

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NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES AND U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE INDO?PACIFIC

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES, Washington, DC, Wednesday, March 10, 2021.

The committee met, pursuant to call, at 11:01 a.m., in room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Adam Smith (chairman of the committee) presiding.

OPENING STATEMENT OF HON. ADAM SMITH, A REPRESENTATIVE FROM WASHINGTON, CHAIRMAN, COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES

The CHAIRMAN. I will go ahead and call the meeting to order, if we could have members take their seats.

Once again, we are doing a hybrid hearing, so I will read a funfilled little statement here that explains how that hybrid hearing is going to work and what the rules are.

Members who are joining remotely must be visible on screen for the purposes of identity verification, establishing and maintaining a quorum, participating in the proceeding, and voting.

Those members must continue to use the software platform's video function while in attendance unless they experience connectivity issues or other technical problems that render them unable to participate on camera. If a member experiences technical difficulties, they should contact the committee staff for assistance.

Video of members' participation will be broadcast in the room and via the television/internet feeds.

Members participating remotely must seek recognition verbally, and they are asked to mute their microphones when they are not speaking.

Members who are participating remotely are reminded to keep the software platform video function on the entire time they attend the proceeding.

Members may leave and rejoin the proceeding. If members depart for a short while for reasons other than joining a different proceeding, they should leave the video function on. If members will be absent for a significant period or depart to join a different proceeding, they should exit the software platform entirely and then rejoin if they return.

Members may use the software platform's chat feature to communicate with staff regarding technical or logistical support issues only.

Finally, I have designated a committee staff member to, if necessary, mute unrecognized members' microphones to cancel any inadvertent background noise that may disrupt the proceeding.

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