; and (7) the United States should not create unnecessary domestic obstacles to exporting liquefied natural gas and impose restrictions on the international financing of liquefied natural gas infrastructure abroad. 4. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States— (1) to advance United States foreign policy and development goals by assisting allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region to decrease their dependence on energy resources from countries that use energy dependence to coerce, intimidate, and influence other countries; (2) to develop strategies to counter competition from the Russian Federation and the People's Republic of China to protect the energy and national security of the United States and the energy and national security of allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region; (3) to support free and open trade in clean energy products and promote the continued development of lower-emissions energy fuels and technologies in the Indo-Pacific region; (4) to improve free, fair, and reciprocal energy trading relationships with allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region; (5) to promote the energy security of allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region by encouraging the development of energy infrastructure and accessible, transparent, and competitive energy markets that provide diversified sources, types, and routes of energy; (6) to encourage public and private sector investment in energy infrastructure projects in the Indo-Pacific region; (7) to engage and lead on international emissions reductions through the export of United States-produced fuels and emission-reduction technologies and provide access to modern and reliable energy services that promote economic development; (8) to help facilitate the export of United States energy resources, technology, and expertise to global markets in a way that benefits the energy security of allies and partners of the United States in the Indo-Pacific region