Time is of the essence. Now is the time to recommit ourselves to treating this issue with the urgency that it deserves. The ugly truth is that Without restricting outbound investment, we are funding the development of technologies and weapons that could one day be used to kill American soldiers. Our bill, after all, is mainly about understanding the nature of what those investments are. It's mainly about transparency because we are flying blind as policymakers, really not knowing exactly how that money is being invested and how it's being used within China itself. (12:55–13:06)
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Asserts that unrestricted outbound investment funds technologies and weapons that could harm American soldiers.
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