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Than less control lets talk a little bit more about that flipside the tight control. Over the internet and what people can access and so on because china has made it very clear that it wants to do this on its own terms but if if you want to become a Technology Powerhouse when it went when innovation thrives on the Free Exchange of ideas is that sort of policy helpful. Well it is this is like. A story that is in process because as you know when you go to the digital Digital Technology this is both ways is in and out so you have to allow information to come in and also for your own people to communicate outside so this is a kind of war that is still happening because in the middle is as i said the security interests that china thinks it is it has to take control of so its going to be that story is going to be like that still for the years to come. Digital technology is part of the globalization that china is is doing but globalization in measured terms in chinas terms and as it continues
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Lets see. Since we do have members here that want to be recognized, introduced, different ones, and i happen to be one of those, i think we might go ahead before Opening Statements and do that before we lose someone. So i would like to go ahead. We already know Lieutenant General todd simonite. This is your third time here . Yes, sir. Youre a regular here. I recognize at this time senator cardin to recognize pete ron, to introduce. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to have secretary ron here before our committee. Secretary ron is the secretary of the of transportation in maryland. As i was telling the chairman, this is the third state that he has been secretary of transportation. Hes also directed the Missouri Department of transportation and new mexico state highway and transportation department. He just cant hold on to a job. [ laughter ] but were very proud of the work that he does in maryland. We have a pretty challenging organization in maryland where the secretary of transpor
Lets see. Since we do have members here that want to be recognized, introduced, different ones, and i happen to be one of those, i think we might go ahead before Opening Statements and do that before we lose someone. So i would like to go ahead. We already know Lieutenant General todd simonite. This is your third time here . Yes, sir. Youre a regular here. I recognize at this time senator cardin to recognize pete ron, to introduce. Thank you very much. It is a pleasure to have secretary ron here before our committee. Secretary ron is the secretary of the of transportation in maryland. As i was telling the chairman, this is the third state that he has been secretary of transportation. Hes also directed the Missouri Department of transportation and new mexico state highway and transportation department. He just cant hold on to a job. [ laughter ] but were very proud of the work that he does in maryland. We have a pretty challenging organization in maryland where the secretary of transpor