John Cornyn: “We know all of these critical industries directly support…”

“These include advanced semiconductors, artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and hypersonics. And of course, all of these have a military application. So this is not just an economic. This is a national security issue. We know all of these critical industries directly support the Chinese military. And this is a military that's been instructed by President Xi to be ready to invade Taiwan or to absorb Taiwan one way or another, either by force or by coercion by 2027.” (09:08–09:14)

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