{"id":2118323,"date":"2023-12-07T05:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-hemorrhaging-sensitive-technology-to-china-congressional-report-finds\/"},"modified":"2023-12-07T05:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T10:15:55","slug":"us-hemorrhaging-sensitive-technology-to-china-congressional-report-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-hemorrhaging-sensitive-technology-to-china-congressional-report-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Congressional report finds US losing sensitive technology to China"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fus-hemorrhaging-sensitive-technology-to-china-congressional-report-finds%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=2118323&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>Chinese officials have been \u200bable to access sensitive American technology due to weak enforcement of export restrictions, according\u200b to a recent congressional review. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has expressed\u2062 concerns about the lack of trust in\u2063 China&#8217;s handling of American\u200b technology. The relationship between China and the United States\u2062 has been characterized \u200cby acrimony and anxiety, yet\u2062 federal officials have allowed \u200dBeijing to freely acquire microchips and other high-value technology. This has enabled China&#8217;s \u2064military power to grow, despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-slam-biden-for-neglecting-nuclear-modernization\/\" title=\"Republicans Slam Biden for Neglecting Nuclear Modernization\">national security leaders<\/a> identifying the communist regime as a dangerous\u2063 threat.<\/p>\n<p>The report highlights the\u2062 need for reform in \u200dthe \u2064Bureau of Industry and Security&#8217;s export\u2062 policies to ensure national security is\u2062 not compromised. It \u2064also emphasizes \u200cthe urgency of modernizing the export control regime to prevent\u2062 the loss of sensitive U.S. technology to China. These recommendations align with the efforts\u200d of \u2064both the Biden and Trump administrations\u2062 to limit China&#8217;s\u200b access to\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-charts-course-to-de-risk-from-china-despite-desire-for-autonomy-from-us\/\" title=\"EU seeks to reduce dependence on China while maintaining independence from the US.\">advanced semiconductor microchips<\/a>,\u2064 which \u2062are crucial for cutting-edge technology development.<\/p>\n<p>Despite initiatives to restrict China&#8217;s access to American\u200c technology, the Bureau of Industry and Security has\u2064 not adopted the same posture. The report reveals that the\u2064 bureau approved billions of dollars worth of licenses for \u200dHuawei, a telecommunications company \u2063believed to be a \u200dplatform for Chinese spy \u2063agencies. The Trump administration&#8217;s addition of Huawei to the Entity \u2062List was\u200b not as effective as anticipated, as licenses were \u2062overwhelmingly approved.<\/p>\n<p>The report also \u2063highlights the historical context of the export control \u2063regime, which shifted from adding more\u2063 technologies to restricted\u200b lists during the Cold War to removing controls and\u200c facilitating exports after the collapse of the Soviet Union. \u200cEven with technology listed on the Commerce Control List, \u200cChinese purchasers \u200dface little difficulty in acquiring them from American \u200bsuppliers.<\/p>\n<p>The report raises concerns about the narrow definition of a &#8220;military end-user&#8221; used by the\u2062 export licensing bureau, which does not align with \u2063Western intelligence assessments of China&#8217;s \u2064national \u2062security agencies. The blurred lines between private\u2062 Chinese companies and the state or \u2064the People&#8217;s Liberation \u2064Army (PLA) make it crucial to reassess the distinction between\u2062 civilian and military use.<\/p>\n<p>The Foreign Affairs Committee will convene \u2064to discuss the report&#8217;s findings\u200b and recommendations, allowing lawmakers to address policy concerns and seek explanations from Commerce Department officials. The\u2062 report suggests tightening\u2064 export policies, including \u200cdenying all exports of national security-controlled items to China \u2062and limiting the BIS&#8217;s authority to overrule objections from \u2062national security-minded officials.<\/p>\n<p>While these \u200cmeasures\u2064 may help safeguard against technology \u2064transfers that could\u200b threaten national and economic security, they\u200d cannot change China&#8217;s emergence as a military power. Maintaining a national security-focused position on China after the Cold War \u2064could have allowed\u2063 for better calibration of their military development\u200c and surveillance state.  <\/p>\n<h2> What are the implications\u200d of weak enforcement of export restrictions on\u200b national security in the United States?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The\u2064 congressional review found that \u200bweak enforcement of \u2063export restrictions has allowed Chinese officials to still access\u200c sensitive American technology. This is a \u2063concerning \u2064development, as it undermines trust in\u2063 China&#8217;s ability to handle American technology responsibly.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064relationship \u200cbetween China and the United States has been characterized by acrimony and anxiety in recent years. The two countries have \u2064engaged in\u2064 trade wars and concerns\u200b over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senior-partners-at-firm-hired-to-review-lincoln-project-scandal-have-donated-thousands-to-group\/\" title=\"Senior Partners at Firm Hired to \u2018Review\u2019 Lincoln Project Scandal Have Donated Thousands to Group\">intellectual property theft<\/a>. While national \u200csecurity leaders have\u2064 identified the communist regime in China as a \u200bdangerous threat, federal officials have allowed Beijing\u2064 to freely acquire microchips and other high-value technology.<\/p>\n<p>This lack of enforcement\u2064 has resulted in the growth of China&#8217;s military power, which poses\u200d a significant concern for national security. \u200bThe report emphasizes the need for reform in the Bureau of Industry and Security&#8217;s export policies to ensure that national \u2064security \u200cis not \u200dcompromised. It also calls for the urgent\u200b modernization of the export control regime to prevent the loss of sensitive\u2062 U.S. technology to China.<\/p>\n<p>These recommendations align with the efforts \u200dof both the Biden and\u2064 Trump administrations to limit China&#8217;s \u200daccess to advanced semiconductor \u200cmicrochips.\u2064 These chips \u200care crucial for cutting-edge technology development \u2064and play a vital role in national security. China&#8217;s ability to freely acquire these microchips has enabled its military power to grow, further heightening the threat it\u200c poses.<\/p>\n<p>As\u200b such, it is imperative that stricter enforcement of export restrictions \u2063is implemented to safeguard American technology. \u200bThe House Foreign Affairs Committee&#8217;s \u2064concerns reflect the broader apprehensions within the\u200d U.S. \u200dgovernment regarding China&#8217;s handling of sensitive technology. The \u200ccongressional review underscores the need for immediate action to\u2064 address this issue and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huaweis-chip-breakthrough-incredibly-disturbing-commerce-secretary-raimondo\/\" title=\"Commerce Secretary Raimondo finds Huawei's chip breakthrough \"highly concerning.\"\">protect national security \u200cinterests<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the weak enforcement of \u2063export restrictions has allowed Chinese officials to access sensitive American technology, enabling China&#8217;s military power to grow. \u200bThis\u2063 poses \u2063a significant threat to \u200cnational security. Reforms in export policies and modernization of \u2064the export control regime are necessary to\u2062 prevent the loss of sensitive U.S. technology to China. The\u200c efforts to limit China&#8217;s access to advanced microchips align with the\u200b concerns\u200c expressed by\u200c national security leaders. Stricter enforcement is crucial to safeguard American technology\u200d and protect against the dangers \u200dposed by the communist\u2064 regime in China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chinese officials have acquired sensitive American technology as federal export restrictions were poorly enforced, states a recent congressional review. It emphasizes the need to actively prevent technology transfer to China, as trust in their intentions is lacking<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2118324,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2118323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118323","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2118323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2118323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2118324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2118323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2118323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2118323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}