China Doesn't Hold Economic Upper Hand Over US: Campbell
Former US Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell says it will take 'a generation' to diversify some of the US dependency on China for rare earths and other supply chains. But he told Bloomberg's Insight with Haslinda Amin, that doesn't mean Beijing holds the economic upper hand over Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)
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