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David McCormick: “If the China had won its strategy of having pervasive 5G…”

Featuring: David McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

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Published | Video Starts at 44:32

… in these technologies that have such huge implications, such zero sum dynamics, that if we lose our leadership position, we're in peril. A good example that's 5G or semiconductors, where If the China had won its strategy of having pervasive 5G technology from China across the developed world and developing world, that would have been a huge step back for us from a national security perspective. The same with semiconductors. So I'm arguing for, I'm not arguing for everything, so I'm probably not arguing for agriculture, although I'd like to hear more about it. (44:32–44:46)

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Asserts that China's strategy for pervasive 5G technology would have been a national security setback for the U.S.

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