As he begins a book tour across Pennsylvania, I spoke with Dave McCormick about the warning he sounds in Superpower in Peril about the threat China poses and how America should respond. Decouple strategically semiconductors, pharmaceuticals. We need to hold China accountable for bad behavior. The Wuhan Lab is the best example. We need to stop letting our companies invest in China in ways that counters the United States interest. McCormick was attacked during the Republican Senate primary for being soft on China due to prior business dealings. (00:13–00:23)
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Asserts the need for strategic decoupling from China in semiconductors and pharmaceuticals and holding China accountable.
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