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House panel hears warnings of Russian, Chinese 'hybrid' warfare and urges transatlantic resilience
Summary
Witnesses told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee that Russia and China are conducting complementary 'hybrid' campaigns — cyberattacks, sabotage and information operations — that erode European cohesion and U.S. interests; they urged steps to reduce critical dependencies, strengthen NATO deterrence and raise costs for malign actors.
A House Foreign Affairs subcommittee hearing opened with a stark assessment: “Ladies and gentlemen, we are at war,” the committee chair said, framing Russia and China’s activity in Europe as a persistent, multi-domain campaign.
Experts from think tanks and former defense officials testified that the Kremlin’s and Beijing’s tactics now blend military, covert and economic measures to undermine NATO cohesion and Western resilience. Craig Singleton of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies said China’s approach “is best understood as a campaign to shape European decisions before a crisis” and described a three-part Chinese playbook of penetration, prepositioning and pressure through commercial deals, research ties and critical supply-chain placement.
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