To start with, and this is something I've thought a lot about because the reality is to start, Paul, we are losing our edge in technology. We're losing our edge. You know, Bob Lighthizer 2017 released a report, the Top 20 Technologies at the Intersection of Economics and National Security. China was in the lead in 10. We were in the lead in 10. a couple of weeks ago in the in the Wall Street Journal, which I'm sure you saw was the report of A Australian think tank, right, saw it, 44 technologies, 37 of them, China in the lead. (14:19–14:29)
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