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John Cornyn: “US Dollars are funding the development of technologies that…”

Featuring: John Cornyn, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 05:15

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. Inbound and outbound investments are simply two sides of the same coin. We can't be giving away all of our intellectual property and our incredible innovation for Chinese companies to … (05:15–05:28)

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Asserts that U.S. investments in China could lead to the development of technologies that might be used against the U.S.

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