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Tom Cotton: “Recent reports show that Communist China is attempting to influence our policy and public opinion on data centers. The…”

On the recordJune 10, 2026
Recent reports show that Communist China is attempting to influence our policy and public opinion on data centers. The reason is obvious: they want to kneecap our processing power to win the AI race.
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Tom Cotton
Republican · Arkansas

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Senator Cotton discusses China's influence on AI policy.

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