A Republican on the House China committee is asking an international body of port authorities and port system operators to stop promoting a Chinese logistics information-sharing platform, arguing that China could exploit its data for its strategic advantage. In a Nov. 3 letter to the International Port Community Systems Association (IPCSA), Rep. Michelle Steel (R-Calif.) expressed concerns about the Chinese platform called LOGINK, which was constructed and implemented by several Chinese government ministries, including transportation, commerce, and public security. LOGINK began working with the IPCSA in 2017 and joined the world body’s “Network of Trusted Networks” in 2022. “For 16 years, the Chinese Communist Party has used LOGINK as an inside informant on the movements and cargo of commercial ships and the holes in our supply chain in order to gain a competitive foothold in global trade,” Ms. Steel said in a statement accompanying her letter. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched what would become LOGINK in 2007....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/china/house-republican-raises-concerns-about-chinas-logistics-management-platform-5523356