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HK may be weak link for US technology, say Democrat and GOP senators
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REPUBLICAN and Democratic US senators have banded together to ask the Trump administration to see if US export controls are enough to prevent China from getting sensitive American technology through Hong Kong.
The senators also expressed concerned about the export of police equipment, such as tear gas, rubber bullets and batons, "which may be used to suppress legitimate civil dissent".
"We believe it is critical that the United States take appropriate measures to ensure China does not abuse Hong Kong's special status under US law to steal or otherwise acquire critical or sensitive US equipment and technologies in support of its strategic objectives or to infringe on the rights of people in mainland China, Hong Kong, and elsewhere," the senators wrote in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.
The document is signed by Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senators Mike Crapo and Sherrod Brown, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee.
It is also signed by Republican Senators Cory Gardner, Marco Rubio, and Pat Toomey, and Democratic Senators Ed Markey, Ben Cardin and Jack Reed.
"The Chinese government has demonstrated its willingness to use both licit and illicit means to acquire and advance its development of technologies such as artificial intelligence, tools of mass surveillance, and advanced robotics, among others," said the senators.
"China is using these technologies not only to bolster its own industries, but also to advance its military capabilities and to infringe on the fundamental liberties of its citizens."
The senators also expressed concerned about the export of police equipment, such as tear gas, rubber bullets and batons, "which may be used to suppress legitimate civil dissent".
"We believe it is critical that the United States take appropriate measures to ensure China does not abuse Hong Kong's special status under US law to steal or otherwise acquire critical or sensitive US equipment and technologies in support of its strategic objectives or to infringe on the rights of people in mainland China, Hong Kong, and elsewhere," the senators wrote in a letter to Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Secretary of State Michael Pompeo.
The document is signed by Senators Jim Risch and Bob Menendez, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Senators Mike Crapo and Sherrod Brown, the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee.
It is also signed by Republican Senators Cory Gardner, Marco Rubio, and Pat Toomey, and Democratic Senators Ed Markey, Ben Cardin and Jack Reed.
"The Chinese government has demonstrated its willingness to use both licit and illicit means to acquire and advance its development of technologies such as artificial intelligence, tools of mass surveillance, and advanced robotics, among others," said the senators.
"China is using these technologies not only to bolster its own industries, but also to advance its military capabilities and to infringe on the fundamental liberties of its citizens."