So it's these investments, which are largely opaque to we as policymakers, that are helping China basically compete with us. And we know, of course, it's not just about economic competition. We know that China has a strategy of military civil fusion, which means that these investments are not simply benefiting China's economy and consumer tech sector. They are directly helping build China's military strength. It's not too dramatic to say that as I stand here, US Dollars are funding the development of technologies that could one day be used against Americans, potentially even to kill Americans or American troops. (04:53–05:10)
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Asserts that China's military-civil fusion strategy uses foreign investments to enhance its military capabilities.
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