Trae (Trey) Stephens

We're more innovative.

The entrepreneurial energy that we have is a tremendous advantage.

We're really good at software as a country.

We're the best in the world at building these software capabilities.

There are a lot of things that are really important that they have massive advantages on.

Like what?

Like production.

They have entire factories that do autonomous production of cruise missiles, for example.

I mean, they're just way ahead of us on that.

Also, all the natural resources stuff.

The Belt and Road Strategy.

for better or worse, was a genius play by them to go and scoop up access to all of the raw materials.

And we just watched them do it.

I know, man.

And I think that we put ourselves in this situation where we have to start making these crazy bets in order to figure out our way around the supply chain that has been created over the last 30 years by a very effective Chinese strategy.

I mean, this is the question with Xi.

It's like, he has said that he's going to reunify.

There's a question about how important that is to his ability to continue ruling if he doesn't stick to his word.

But I think we should take him seriously.

He says he's going to do it.