The Chinese crane manufacturer at the center of a congressional spying investigation has denied it poses a threat to U.S. national security. fox business The report cited recent filings.
The House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the United States and the Communist Party of China and the House Homeland Security Committee are conducting an investigation into Chinese-made marine cargo cranes installed at U.S. ports, following a warning from the Department of Justice last year. It started. The device may be a Trojan horse. wall street journal report. The investigation revealed that several seaport cranes manufactured by Shanghai-based manufacturer ZPMC were equipped with unsolicited communications equipment, including more than a dozen cellular modems.
According to a Fox Business report, engineering group ABB was manufacturing the equipment to be installed on the crane.
The Homeland Security Committee notes that the equipment “does not contribute to the operation of[ship-to-shore]cranes or maritime infrastructure and is not part of existing contracts between ZPMC and receiving U.S. seaports.” It’s not,” he pointed out.
One port where the device was found told the commission that the modem was likely attached to a crane when it was built in China in 2017. The equipment was then removed in 2023.
When the Justice Department initially raised concerns about potential national security threats, China countered that the accusations were “based on paranoia.”
“The accusation that China uses ship-to-shore cranes to collect data is completely baseless. We need to provide a business environment.” This was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The American Association of Port Authorities called the accusations “sensational.”
ZPMC also denied the allegations in a recent filing review by Fox Business.
“ZPMC takes U.S. concerns seriously and believes that these reports can easily mislead the public without sufficient fact-checking,” the company said. “The cranes provided by ZPMC do not pose a cybersecurity risk to any port.”
“Cranes supplied by ZPMC are used in ports around the world, including in the United States. These cranes are designed, manufactured, transported, installed and commissioned in strict accordance with international standards, applicable laws and regulations, and technical specifications. and will be delivered after acceptance.Determined by the customer,” ZPMC announced. China Daily.
The company added that it will continue to comply with laws and regulations.
ABB told Fox Business, “Since July 2023, ABB has been working with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security and the Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and the Communist Party of China to investigate port security issues. “I’m working on it,” he said.
“We take the commission’s request seriously. We disagree with the characterization of ABB’s efforts in the ports sector,” the company added.
President Biden signed an executive order last year that earmarked $20 billion for port crane production to bring manufacturing back to the United States.
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