Gallagher: U.S. allows unlimited investment in Chinese tech and defense contractors
Congressman Mike Gallagher · Autonomy & Defense Policy in the 21st Century · Feb 6, 2023 · at 20:24
Representative Mike Gallagher criticizes American outbound capital flow into Chinese technology and defense companies at the a16z American Dynamism Summit.
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“We're greenlighting unlimited investment in the worst of bad actors, including Huawei, DJI. You should have seen the lobbying effort against my DJI drone ban. I mean, it was just crazy. We're investing in Chinese defense con contractors.”
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