{"id":1099824,"date":"2021-12-08T18:14:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:14:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099824"},"modified":"2021-12-08T18:14:43","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T23:14:43","slug":"republican-congressman-warns-china-is-using-our-own-technology-against-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-congressman-warns-china-is-using-our-own-technology-against-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Congressman Warns, \u2018China Is Using Our Own Technology Against Us\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-congressman-warns-china-is-using-our-own-technology-against-us%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1099824&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an op-ed published on Tuesday, Congressman John Katko, a Republican from New York, warned that China is using our technology against us.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/katko.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/icymi-rep-katko-china-using-our-own-technology-against-us-how-we-fight\">piece<\/a>, which appeared on Fox News, focused on how China has \u201csought to undermine American intellectual property by targeting our academic institutions, conducting cyber espionage, and forcing the transfer of technology\u201d for years.<\/p>\n<p>Katko\u2019s concern arises from China\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/u-s-officials-sound-alarm-on-stunning-chinese-hypersonic-missile-test-no-idea-how-they-did-this\">recent test<\/a> of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles. In October, The Daily Wire reported that \u201cCommunist China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile late this summer that circled the planet before taking aim at its target; a test that has stunned the Biden administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In his op-ed, Katko, who is a ranking member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, writes that the CCP \u201cactively engages\u201d Chinese students before they come to the U.S. for their education and \u201cencourag[es] them to carry out specific missions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile these types of foreign espionage campaigns have been happening for decades, the stakes with China are now simply too high for inaction,\u201d Katko writes. \u201cIn 2020, a Chinese professor at the University of California, Los Angeles was convicted of shipping banned missile technology back to China. A Chinese student at Chicago\u2019s Illinois Institute of Technology was charged last year with helping to recruit spies for the Chinese intelligence services. And a Chinese professor conducting sensitive research at the University of Kansas was indicted in August 2020 on charges that he concealed his ties to a Chinese university.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For Katko, these instances of alleged Chinese espionage should sound warning bells to the U.S. government, and he discusses his ideas for fighting back against the CCP. His main steps for fighting back focus on immigration and screening laws. \u201cMainly, we should take a hard look at our process for screening and vetting visa recipients,\u201d he writes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe CCP is clearly aiming to exploit our visa system and use it not only to their benefit, but also to our detriment,\u201d says Katko. He suggests that to prevent this, the U.S. should reduce the time period it gives on its visas to Chinese nationals. \u201cThe current 10-year visas are ripe for abuse, and a more reasonable time frame would allow for greater visibility into who is entering the country and why,\u201d Katko writes.<\/p>\n<p>Katko\u2019s second suggestion is implementing the Electronic Visa Update System for students and researchers. He writes, \u201cEnrollment in this web-based system, which is already required for those on tourism and business visas, would give us a better understanding of who is in our country, what they are studying, and where they are conducting research. Currently, none of this information is updated after a visa is initially issued \u2013 undoubtedly creating blind spots and vulnerabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The op-ed concludes with a reminder of the importance of the competition between the U.S. and China, and also with a clear call to fight back against China using our technology. \u201cThe great powers\u2019 competition between the U.S. and China will determine the future of the world as we know it. From exploiting U.S. academic institutions, to its military buildup in the South China Sea, to debt-trap diplomacy, to its genocide of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province, the CCP has shown it will stop at nothing to achieve its geopolitical goals. Countering China will take sustained, clear-eyed focus in the days and years ahead. Ensuring our sensitive information is not being transmitted to the CCP under the guise of academic advancement should be job one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an op-ed published on Tuesday, Congressman John Katko, a Republican from New York, warned that China is using our technology against us.The piece, which appeared on Fox News, focused on how China has \u201csought to undermine American intellectual property by targeting our academic institutions, conducting cyber espionage, and forcing the transfer of technology\u201d for years.Katko\u2019s concern arises from China\u2019s recent test of hypersonic nuclear-capable missiles. In October, The Daily Wire reported that \u201cCommunist China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile late this summer that circled the planet before taking aim at its target; a test that has stunned the Biden administration.\u201dIn his op-ed, Katko, who is a ranking member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, writes that the CCP \u201cactively engages\u201d Chinese students before they come to the U.S. for their education and \u201cencourag[es] them to carry out specific missions.\u201d\u201cWhile these types of foreign espionage campaigns have been happening for decades, the stakes with China are now simply too high for inaction,\u201d Katko writes. \u201cIn 2020, a Chinese professor at the University of California, Los Angeles was convicted of shipping banned missile technology back to China. A Chinese student at Chicago\u2019s Illinois Institute of Technology was charged last year with helping to recruit spies for the Chinese intelligence services. And a Chinese professor conducting sensitive research at the University of Kansas was indicted in August 2020 on charges that he concealed his ties to a Chinese university.\u201dFor Katko, these instances of alleged Chinese espionage should sound warning bells to the U.S. government, and he discusses his ideas for fighting back against the CCP. His main steps for fighting back focus on immigration and screening laws. \u201cMainly, we should take a hard look at our process for screening and vetting visa recipients,\u201d he writes.\u201cThe CCP is clearly aiming to exploit our visa system and use it not only to their benefit, but also to our detriment,\u201d says Katko. He suggests that to prevent this, the U.S. should reduce the time period it gives on its visas to Chinese nationals. \u201cThe current 10-year visas are ripe for abuse, and a more reasonable time frame would allow for greater visibility into who is entering the country and why,\u201d Katko writes.Katko\u2019s second suggestion is implementing the Electronic Visa Update System for students and researchers. He writes, \u201cEnrollment in this web-based system, which is already required for those on tourism and business visas, would give us a better understanding of who is in our country, what they are studying, and where they are conducting research. Currently, none of this information is updated after a visa is initially issued \u2013 undoubtedly creating blind spots and vulnerabilities.\u201dThe op-ed concludes with a reminder of the importance of the competition between the U.S. and China, and also with a clear call to fight back against China using our technology. \u201cThe great powers\u2019 competition between the U.S. and China will determine the future of the world as we know it. From exploiting U.S. academic institutions, to its military buildup in the South China Sea, to debt-trap diplomacy, to its genocide of the Uyghurs in the Xinjiang province, the CCP has shown it will stop at nothing to achieve its geopolitical goals. Countering China will take sustained, clear-eyed focus in the days and years ahead. Ensuring our sensitive information is not being transmitted to the CCP under the guise of academic advancement should be job one.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a\u00a0member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":324,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1099824","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/324"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1099824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1099824\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1099824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1099824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1099824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}