GOP concerned about Chicom companies building sites near sensitive US facilities

 American Action News:

A Republican lawmaker called on the Biden administration to investigate a Chinese government-tied company that plans to build a facility near several Midwest military sites, according to a letter shared exclusively with the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday.

Rep. Jake LaTurner of Kansas sent a letter to the Department of Defense and Treasury Department expressing “strong concerns” about Cnano Technology USA Inc. (Cnano USA), which is planning to build a $95 million manufacturing facility for liquid conductive paste near at least four military installations in and around his state. Cnano USA’s China-based parent company has close ties with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and has participated in a state-run program that works to acquire American technology to support the development of China’s military, LaTurner’s letter states, citing a recent DCNF investigation.

“Cnano Technology USA, which is a subsidiary of Cnano Jiangsu Technology Co., Ltd. has been authorized to proceed in the development of their commercial space southwest of the Kansas City metropolitan area — approximately 21 miles from the Kansas City National Security Campus, 35 miles from Fort Leavenworth, 70 miles from Whiteman Air Force Base and 105 miles from Fort Riley,” LaTurner’s letter states.

“I urge CFIUS to review this investment in Kansas and ask that you take into consideration the implications for our supply chain integrity and the potential risk of foreign investment in close proximity to our military bases,” LaTurner’s letter states. 
LaTurner’s letter is directed toward the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is “responsible both for reviewing transactions that could result in an American business being controlled by a foreign person and non-controlling investments in sensitive U.S. businesses in order to safeguard both our national security interests and American citizens,” according to the letter.

‘Significant Ties To The CCP’

LaTurner’s letter calls on the Biden administration “to prevent CCP-backed companies from expanding their foothold in American supply chains.”
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I think the Biden administration should also have concerns about Chicom companies being used to spy on sensitive US facilities.

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