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Elissa Slotkin: “I think it's a different type of threat, but because we depend on them, we have a globalized economy; but whether it's…”

On the recordSeptember 30, 2024
I think it's a different type of threat, but because we depend on them, we have a globalized economy; but whether it's their military advantages that they have in some cases or it's the way they have just dominated our supply chains and have a veto on our economic security, to me, it's really important, on a bipartisan basis, for us to come up with thoughtful plans on how to make sure we're prepared militarily if we need it, but also that we take a real serious approach to China investing in things like our farmland, our manufacturing facilities.
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Elissa Slotkin
Democratic · Michigan

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Slotkin discusses the economic and military threats posed by China.

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