David McCormick: “Deploy more forces to deter Xi from attacking our friends.”

“This means we must reverse the erosion of American military strength. Get Taiwan the capabilities it needs to defend against the potential Chinese invasion, Deploy more forces to deter Xi from attacking our friends. and make historic investments in weapons production and shipbuilding in support of a larger blue water navy. We must also assume the CCP has and will continue to weaponize our dependence against us.” (10:08–10:13)

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