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Brian Mast: “Under the status quo, China depends on American equipment…”

Featuring: Brian Mast, Republican | U.S. House, Florida, District 21

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Published | Video Starts at 01:46

Those are just some very simplistic examples about what this technology allows. We don't want China to have that now. They simply. They can't. They can't. Under the status quo, China depends on American equipment, American components, American intelligence, and the intelligence of America's allies. That's the leverage that we have here. The act specifically directs the Secretaries of Commerce and State to identify choke points, like determining which facilities inside China are plotting to manufacture these chips. (01:46–01:55)

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