Update on Purchases of Chinese Counterfeits
Counterfeit computer components bought from the Chinese have been installed in our war planes, ships, and communication networks and caused breakdowns and malfunctions. Four counterfeit chips were discovered in the flight computer of one of our F-15 fighter jets at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia. Other fakes were discovered in time to be cancelled. Military observers believe that at least 15% of the spare and replacement chips the Pentagon buys are counterfeits.
Fake Chinese chips also facilitate foreign espionage. The head of cyber security in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the FBI have both admitted that these routers can allow the Chinese to gain access to U.S. secure systems. There are many ways computers can be jimmied by the Chinese: programmed to fail prematurely, tracking or surveillance for spying, or providing hackers with hidden "back doors."
The threat from Chinese counterfeits has been known for so many years that it has acquired a nickname: "hardware Trojans," taken from the ancient Greek myth about how the Greeks defeated Troy with a Trojan horse, a wooden horse that secretly contained Greek troops.
Update on China Questions Candidates Don't Answer
Since everyone agrees on the need to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil, isn't it just as important to reduce our dependence on foreign computer parts for our military planes and weapons?
Will you instruct the Defense Department to buy only computer chips and routers manufactured in the U.S. under strict security guidelines?
Will you bar from Defense Department business any companies that give away their patents, manufacturing processes, and intellectual property as part of the deal to open a plant in a foreign country?
Will you announce that the next time an American dies because of contamination of a prescription drug imported from China, prescription drugs will no longer be allowed to be imported from China?
Do you realize that China is not our "trading partner" but is our no-holds-barred economic competitor, highly protectionist, antifree-trade, and spending the money it gets from U.S. trade to build up its military to become the world's number-one superpower?
Update on Chinese Taking Jobs Inside the U.S.
The Chinese have figured out how to capture jobs inside the U.S. by using our EB-5 visas. Most Americans have never heard of this visa, but here is how it works: set of U.S. green cards valid for life is given to the family of any Chinese who invests $500,000 in a U.S. property. This is called "investment immigration."
EB-5 visas were created to promote investment in depressed areas, but a deal is now in the works to get Chinese to use this system to build and run a $440 million casino near the Baltimore airport. Boasting 4,750 slot machines, this will be one of the largest casinos in the country.
Don't count on the Maryland casino to produce good jobs for Americans. The Chinese built all the sections of the San-Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge in China, using low-paid Chinese workers, and then shipped the sections to the U.S.
To qualify for EB-5 visas, each investor need create only ten jobs, and they can be "indirectly created," whatever that means. And the investment can be withdrawn after only 24 months.
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