PRC–Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk PRC–Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk Executive Summary: - The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is intensifying its pursuit of overland energy security through Central Asia as the Middle East conflict raises the strategic cost of maritime exposure. Turkmenistan is the primary anchor of this effort. Politburo Standing Committee member Ding Xuexiang’...