A year-long probe led by GOP members of two House panels found that numerous seaports around the U.S. contain technology originating from Chinese manufacturers that could enable espionage and sabotage.
The study conducted by lawmakers and staff on the House Homeland Security Committee and Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party said that it was an “open secret” around port operators that Chinese crane manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Company Limited — or ZPMC — would “pressure” them to provide remote access into the system on grounds that it can help with equipment monitoring and diagnostics.
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