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David McCormick: “We're behind from a leadership standpoint. In technology…”

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

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Published | Video Starts at 38:19

Thank you. Yeah, I think the last two decades has essentially been a coexist strategy where we have assumed benign intentionality for the most part. And as a consequence, factually, We're behind from a leadership standpoint. In technology, we're threatened in the South China Sea by, by a significant military capability. A techno authoritarian model is pursuing relationships and alliances abroad that's challenging U.S. leadership. And we have a leader in President Xi who has expounded very intentionally and very openly … (38:19–38:30)

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Asserts that the U.S. is behind in leadership and threatened by China's military in the South China Sea.

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