Jay:  China's 100 year plan is focused on "their" much coveted Northern Resource Area, being Siberia.  They are slowly building the infrastructure to that end, and also lining up politically, financially, and "sort of" militarily with Russia, to that end.  China's big hope, and Machiavellian moves towards ... is for the Western powers to destroy Russia, upon which time, they will annex Siberia.  China is currently doing all they can to allay any Russian fears, to get Russia to focus their defensive moves upon the Western powers.  This means that China has a "lesser" interest in Alaskan gas, oil, and minerals ... and that Walker may be barking up the wrong tree.