According to the U.S. "Wall Street" on February 21, Biden plans to invest billions of dollars to manufacture cranes in the United States to eliminate "people's concerns" that Chinese-made cranes equipped with advanced software used in many ports in the United States pose a "potential threat".
According to the report, the United States took a series of actions aimed at improving maritime cybersecurity on the 21st, including the above measures. These actions also include the issuance of a safety directive by the U.S. Coast Guard mandating certain digital security requirements for foreign-made cranes currently deployed in strategic seaports.
The United States said it would invest more than $20 billion in port security over the next five years, including the production of domestic cranes. The funding comes from a $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill passed in 2021,** which says it will be the first time in 30 years that cranes will be produced domestically in the United States.
Anne Neuberg, deputy U.S.*** assistant for cyber threats and emerging technologies, said: "We see real strategic risks here. These cranes are basically lifting large containers in and out of the port, and if they are encrypted, or manipulated by an adversary, it can really have an impact on the flow of goods in our country and the transportation of goods by our military through the port. ”
Liu Pengyu, a spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the United States, reportedly said in a statement that claims that Chinese-made cranes pose a major risk to the United States are "pure speculation." He said that China firmly opposes the US side's generalization of the concept of China, abuse of national power to obstruct normal economic and trade cooperation between China and the United States, and that playing the "China card" and mentioning the "China threat theory" is irresponsible and will harm the interests of the United States itself. (Compiled by Xu Yanhong).