It would seem that there is a worry about Chinese owned companies making the equipment that is necessary to run US ports. There is a strong possibility that they could cripple the very ports that the US needs, though most people are not aware of how the Chinese government controls these businesses, as it is not the way it is done in the US. In the US, private businesses are just that, but in China, the government either is a direct partial owner or has groups within the company dictating government demands. This means every product made in China goes to enrich the government. National Security Worries Here, via a press release by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, is what he had to say about the Port of Miami and the Chinese made equipment there. “I am especially worried by the security vulnerabilities that exist with port equipment that is manufactured or installed in the People’s Republic of China. The ship-to-shore cranes towering over our docks — while instrumental to our port operations — are ...