US Congress Moves To Ban Chinese Crane Software

The Select Committee on the CCP Chairman Gallagher and Rep. Carlos visit the port of Port of Miami to examine the CCP’s ability to weaponize Chinese owned cranes at American ports.

by John Konrad (gCaptain) As concerns over the potential use of Chinese-made cranes for gathering information on U.S. military equipment continue to grow, Members of the House China Select Committee, under the leadership of Chairman Mike Gallagher, have convened at the Port of Miami to examine the issue and propose legislation aimed at inspecting port cranes and banning the use of cranes with software susceptible to Chinese control. These cargo cranes, reportedly equipped with sophisticated sensors that collect and transmit data on U.S. military supplies, have prompted worries among US lawmakers and Pentagon officials who liken the devices to a “Trojan horse.”

In a bid to provide a comprehensive assessment, Committee lawmakers will scrutinize how these cranes might be exploited by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for espionage or the disruption of American goods and military assets. The lawmakers’ initiative follows a Wall Street Journal report on the Pentagon’s perception of these cranes as potential national security threats.

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