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DoD, The U.S. Army and the Association of the U.S. Army are invested in the Asia Pacific Region–Are You?

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Despite U.S. spending cuts and ongoing budget debates in Congress, the Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently said DoD is using whatever flexibility it has in managing its budget to favor and protect the rebalance of forces in the Asia- Pacific region. "The rebalance will continue and in fact gain momentum for two reasons. First, U.S. interests here are enduring and so also will be its political and economic presence," Carter told an audience of nearly 1,500 defense, government and security officials from around the world.

"We will be able to leverage more capacity from our ground forces, including the Army, Marines and special operations forces, now that they are coming home to the Pacific from Iraq and Afghanistan," Carter said, adding, "Also we are modernizing and enhancing our forward presence across the region in cooperation with our allies and partners." Beginning with Northeast Asia, Carter said DoD is modernizing and updating alliances with Japan and South Korea.

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Webinar: The Outlook for Biofuels in China

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As oil imports and private vehicle ownership march steadily upward in China, the attractiveness of biofuels increases. The country is pursuing everything from algae to biodiesel in its effort to power its economy and increase energy security.

An urgent need to protect sea lanes makes military applications another potentially large Chinese alternative fuel market.

Major international private sector players like Boeing, DuPont, Coskata, Novozymes, and Honeywell UOP are already moving forward in China, partnering with large domestic concerns like COFCO, PetroChina, and Air China.

The American Council on Renewable Energy's US-China Program invites you to a roundtable of a select group of industry experts for a robust discussion on these trends in the Chinese biofuels sector. Topics covered will include:

  • What policies and subsidies the government will use to meet its biofuel targets
  • The role of existing policies in supporting the industry and what future policies to expect
  • The outlook on areas of cooperation for private and state-owned players
  • How aviation biofuels can play a role in shaping the industry

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