20th Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum – Abusive practices in global economic expansion
To begin her portion of the panel, Dr. Roslyn Layton first delves into her work with her company, ChinaTech Threat – dedicated to identifying and studying the threats that the Peoples’ Republic of China poses to the free world. She then explains her inspiration for starting the group, and the challenges and benefits of the group.
Next, Dr. Layton thanks Congressman Pittenger for his work with the Foreign Investment Risk and Review Modernization Act of 2018. Dr. Layton continues to discuss how all Americans agree that China poses a threat to the USA, but it is not a simple friend vs. foe battle. Many businesses and economies thrive off of both the United States’ and China’s economy, so the debate goes much deeper. Recently, China has been taking advantage of their relations with the USA, and cleverly uses intellectual property theft and investments into the US as ways to gain a cunning edge. Dr. Layton further explains that FIRRMA, which Rep. Pittenger sponsored, has been an important policy reform. New challenges arise, though, in apps such as Tik Tok and others that limitlessly and indirectly supply the Chinese government with valuable American information.
After adding to the earlier discussion on semiconductor chips, Dr. Layton finishes her discussion citing recent success in the Secure Equipment Act, in which the FCC can deny equipment authorizations to entities deemed national security threats by the relevant national security agency. These policy ideas offer inspiration for Allies to address technological threats from China.
