China has slowly been working its way into all sectors of American life. The United Front has identified critical infrastructure and supply chains as surefire avenues to disrupting America’s stability. Its industrial footprint spans the entirety of the U.S. and creeps into every home via pharmaceuticals, energy, telecommunications, and more. On this episode, Vandenberg Coalition Advisory Board members David Feith and Ambassador Kelley Currie explore the breadth of this component of the United Front and identify areas of success or potential space for new policymaking on the subnational level to address it.

(3:13) Defining China’s Industrial Foothold

(9:37) Solar Inverters and Other Critical Infrastructure Risks

(17:33) How States Succeed: The Nebraska Model

(23:10) China’s Farmland Acquisition

(30:37) Pharmaceuticals and What States Should Do on Supply Chains and Critical Infrastructure

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