I think the biggest mistake is that we're basically sleepwalking through this competition. I mean, every day the leaders of China get up, and they try to figure out how to beat America, how to destabilize our country, how to get an advantage.
Dusty Johnson: “I think the biggest mistake is that we're basically sleepwalking through this competition. I mean, every day the leaders…”
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Discussing U.S.-China relations and competition.
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