We need to ask the question, can we be self sufficient if there is a rapid decoupling? And this is something both our countries need to reckon with, that we need to reconcile. And Right now the answer is no [to whether the U.S. and UK can be self-sufficient if there is a rapid decoupling from China]. And I hope that we can bring back that not just manufacturing base, because people think like, what are you just going to make T shirts and textiles? (31:03)
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Asserts that the U.S. and UK are currently not self-sufficient without Chinese imports.
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