All you commenters are so smart! Alaska has a large asset (oil and gas....but you essentially have to choose because you can’t get both in sufficient quantities) and while oil production has stymied around 550-600,000 barrels a day, bringing gas (at a completely unknown market price in 5-10 years) down an unbuilt and unfounded pipeline is problematic because of all of the uncertainties detailed. The “it’s our oil and gas” crowd shouldn’t demand complete control unless “we the people” are willing to find the entire project with our own money. As for advancing the interests of China, i presume most  people are whores and will accept money from the highest bidder. So unless, you are willing to fund the entire project, get used to not being in control of our destiny. That simple. Now stop complaining.