As a national security official in the Bush administration, I warned publicly that China's technological ambitions posed a serious threat, and I called for restrictions on technology exports to China. But sadly, today, President Xi Jinping's techno authoritarian regime has proven me right. This is a regime that Republican and Democratic administrations agree is committing genocide against the Uyghurs. A regime that preaches peaceful coexistence while bullying its neighbors and undertaking one of the largest military buildups in history. (04:56–05:02)
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Asserts that Xi's regime confirms his past warnings about China's technological ambitions.
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