Ron Johnson: “High end semiconductors, when you take a look at the world…”

“In America, we have enormous drug shortage of just basic things like heparin. I mean, that's just an ongoing problem. So we've got a real issue in terms of drug supply. That's a vulnerability. Obviously, High end semiconductors, when you take a look at the world we live in today, you need the most advanced high end semiconductors. You need a secure source supply. Was the Chipsax in the island nation of Taiwan threatened by China all the time? That's a highly insecure source.” (18:54–19:03)

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