Commentary On May 19, the U.S. State Department announced that the United States would waive sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 project. The statement noted that although the United States will continue to oppose this project, believing that it will weaken European energy security and that of Ukraine and Eastern Europe, the exemption of sanctions is in line with the commitment to rebuild relationships with European allies. This decision involves complex international relations, including the consolidation of the U.S.-Germany alliance and the improvement of U.S.-Russia relations, yet it is the U.S. government’s strategy concerns against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that lie behind it. Why Is the Nord Stream 2 Project Sensitive Germany imports at least 40 percent of its natural gas from Russia. The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is 759 miles long and has a capacity of 1.9 trillion cubic feet of gas per year. It stretches across …