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Sramek: China's Zhongjing Island shipyard outproduced post-WWII US total last year
“Zhongjing Island shipyard in China built more ships last year than we have built collectively in the United States since the end of the Second World War.”
Sramek: China will shut down Panama Canal in Pacific conflict
“If you're the Chinese Communist Party, the first thing that you'll do in any kind of conflict in the Pacific is you will bomb or otherwise shut down the Panama Canal.”
California Forever raised over $1B and acquired nearly 70,000 acres
“Over the decade, we've raised over a billion dollars, and we've acquired nearly 70,000 acres to build.”
Sramek: All commercial ships in China are built to military standards
“Every ship in China that is a commercial ship is built to military standards.”
Sramek: California Forever is building a walkable city for up to 400,000 people
“We're building a new walkable city for up to 400,000 people”
Sramek: California is irreplaceable despite its flaws
“Despite all of its flaws and challenges, California is irreplaceable. Whether you like it or not, there is nowhere else in America that can play the role that California plays, ah, in the United States right now.”
Sramek: Solano Foundry will be the largest US advanced manufacturing park
“We're going to start by building the Solano Foundry. Which will be the largest advanced manufacturing park in America where Silicon Valley can once again co-locate R&D and production.”
Sramek: US manufacturing can only compete with China using robotics and AI
“We cannot compete with China and on-shore manufacturing By throwing bodies at the problem. We simply don't have enough people in America to do that. The only way that we can compete is by building factories of the future where we use robotics and AI to dramati…”