Lawmakers bar more Chinese firms from Pentagon bids

Source: Economic Times of India

27 May, 2011, 03.09AM IST,AFP

WASHINGTON: The US House of Representatives has broadened the type of Chinese entities barred from receiving Pentagon contracts amid growing unease in Washington over China's expanding military might.

Under the amendment, passed by voice vote Wednesday, all entities owned by or affiliated with the Chinese government are prohibited from providing defense articles to the United States and the US secretary of defense must report to Congress 15 days before any planned waiver of the ban.

"With China making significant progress in the defense and aerospace industries it is critical that we ensure US national security is protected and that the highly skilled jobs and associated technologies in these industries are not outsourced overseas," Representative Rosa DeLauro said in a statement.

The Connecticut Democrat said the measure "will help guard American interests, not only for our national security, but also the innovation, job creation and long-term economic growth in Connecticut and across the country that will allow the United States to remain competitive globally."

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to do with defense articles. It could fail at critical times.

Never mind if the rest of us are stuck with cheap Chinese crap, including food for our pets and pharmaceuticals.

we now allow contractors from a communist nation to bid on our defense contracts.