China Supply Chain, Backdoor Money ‘Huge Priority’ For Biden Pentagon
"What is clear is that this issue of technology competition is of increasing importance in the US / China relationship" SecDef advisor Ely Ratner said, and it is "a huge priority for the administration."
By Paul McLeary on February 11, 2021 at 4:17 PM
WASHINGTON: The Pentagon’s new China Task Force will continue work already being done at the Pentagon by taking a hard look at the defense industry’s supply chain, and potential backdoor ties to China in funding and supply.
“What is clear is that this issue of technology competition is of increasing importance in the US-China relationship†Ely Ratner, a top aide to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin who has been tapped to lead a new China Task Force, said today. It’s “a huge priority for the administration.â€
The task force isn’t looking to make sweeping policy changes, but one focus will be on technology issues, building on work the Pentagon has been doing for several years to try and stamp out backdoor Chinese financing in the defense industry supply chain.
https://breakingdefense.com/2021/02/china-supply-chain-backdoor-money-huge-priority-for-biden-pentagon/
