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South China Morning Post
24-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China-backed actors ‘stand out' in threatening US energy infrastructure, panel hears
China-backed actors 'stand out' in threatening America's energy infrastructure and could disrupt the country's power networks in the event of a geopolitical crisis, a cybersecurity expert told the US Congress on Thursday. Advertisement Testifying before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Patrick Miller, CEO of Ampyx Cyber, described Chinese state-backed actors as conducting a long-term strategy to incapacitate critical American infrastructure when bilateral tensions escalate, noting the current grid is too vulnerable to defend. 'China's cyber operations against the US power grid are not isolated acts of espionage or theft. Rather, they are part of a broader campaign to pre-position disruptive capabilities within American networked infrastructure,' Miller said. 'The goal appears to be to create options for China to sow chaos and impede US military responses during a future crisis, especially one involving Taiwan ,' he added. A screengrab of Patrick Miller, CEO and owner of Ampyx Cyber, an industrial security consulting firm, testifying before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission in Washington on Thursday. Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the US, do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state, but Washington is opposed to any attempt to take the self-governed island by force and is committed to supplying it with weapons.
South China Morning Post
24-04-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
China-backed actors ‘stand out' in threatening US energy infrastructure, Congress hears
China-backed actors 'stand out' in threatening America's energy infrastructure and could disrupt the country's power networks in the event of a geopolitical crisis, a cybersecurity expert told the US Congress on Thursday. Advertisement Testifying before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Patrick Miller, CEO of Ampyx Cyber, described Chinese state-backed actors as conducting a long-term strategy to incapacitate critical American infrastructure when bilateral tensions escalate, noting the current grid is too vulnerable to defend. 'China's cyber operations against the US power grid are not isolated acts of espionage or theft. Rather, they are part of a broader campaign to pre-position disruptive capabilities within American networked infrastructure,' Miller said. 'The goal appears to be to create options for China to sow chaos and impede US military responses during a future crisis, especially one involving Taiwan ,' he added. A screengrab of Patrick Miller, CEO and owner of Ampyx Cyber, an industrial security consulting firm, testifying before the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission in Washington on Thursday. Beijing sees Taiwan as part of China to be reunited by force if necessary. Most countries, including the US, do not recognise Taiwan as an independent state, but Washington is opposed to any attempt to take the self-governed island by force and is committed to supplying it with weapons.
South China Morning Post
26-03-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Why the US could lose more ground in Southeast Asia
At a recent US-China Economic and Security Review Commission hearing, experts argued that in strengthening its position in Southeast Asia, Washington should focus on 'swing sectors' such as artificial intelligence, critical minerals and telecommunications rather than geopolitical 'swing states'. They also suggested that the US should leverage its comparative advantages in the service sector and hi-tech industries, such as advanced chip manufacturing and aerospace, to counter China's regional influence. Advertisement But this analysis overlooks the fundamental reasons why the US has struggled to compete with China in Southeast Asia despite strategic initiatives like the Obama administration's pivot to Asia and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy sustained across administrations. The mainstay of these strategies has been to revitalise bilateral security alliances, engage with regional countries and their multilateral institutions to address global challenges like climate change and the pandemic, or promote liberal principles like freedom of navigation, human rights and democracy. As a result, US engagement in the region has been more demonstrable to long-term security allies like the Philippines or economically developed states such as Singapore, but limited with regard to less developed non-allies like Cambodia. Even as the United States remains the largest investor in Southeast Asia, the bulk of this investment has flowed to Singapore. And while American tech giants such as Microsoft, Google and Oracle are establishing data centres and cloud services in Malaysia and Thailand, US investment in core infrastructure such as transport and telecommunications has been limited.
South China Morning Post
10-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
‘Made in China 2025' puts US at risk of ‘losing next industrial revolution', panel told
Beijing's progress in implementing its 'Made in China 2025' (MIC2025) strategy for industrial modernisation over the past decade is raising fresh alarms in Washington, with a congressional panel using it on Thursday to warn that the US is at risk of falling behind as China takes unexpected strides in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and humanoid robotics Advertisement In response, Washington should strive to boost tech ties with allies and ease visa rules for Chinese STEM talent, analysts urged on Thursday during an online hearing – dubbed 'Made in China 2025 – Who is winning?' – held by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which monitors and reports on the national security risks of bilateral trade and economic ties. 'Beijing has obliterated the myth that used to prevail in Washington a few years ago that China can't innovate – that it can only borrow and steal technology,' said Liza Tobin, managing director at Garnaut Global, a geopolitical-risk advisory firm, during the hearing. And in her written testimony to the commission, she warned: 'We are unprepared to sustain a prolonged conflict with our primary strategic rival. The US defence industrial base now depends on a potential adversary for critical inputs, from rare earth minerals to advanced electronics and even the energetic materials used in explosives for weapons.' 'We risk losing the next industrial revolution, which is unfolding as AI converges with physical industry to transform how things are made,' Tobin added. Advertisement
South China Morning Post
07-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
US risks ‘losing next industrial revolution' as China races forward, panel told
Beijing's progress in implementing its 'Made in China 2025' (MIC2025) strategy for industrial modernisation over the past decade is raising fresh alarms in Washington, with a congressional panel using it on Thursday to warn that the US is at risk of falling behind as China takes unexpected strides in the realms of artificial intelligence (AI) and humanoid robotics . In response, Washington should strive to boost tech ties with allies and ease visa rules for Chinese STEM talent, analysts urged on Thursday during an online hearing – dubbed 'Made in China 2025 – Who is winning?' – held by the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, which monitors and reports on the national security risks of bilateral trade and economic ties. 'Beijing has obliterated the myth that used to prevail in Washington a few years ago that China can't innovate – that it can only borrow and steal technology,' said Liza Tobin, managing director at Garnaut Global, a geopolitical-risk advisory firm, during the hearing. And in her written testimony to the commission, she warned: 'We are unprepared to sustain a prolonged conflict with our primary strategic rival. The US defence industrial base now depends on a potential adversary for critical inputs, from rare earth minerals to advanced electronics and even the energetic materials used in explosives for weapons.' 'We risk losing the next industrial revolution, which is unfolding as AI converges with physical industry to transform how things are made,' Tobin added. China launched the MIC2025 plan in 2015 to drive self-reliance and innovation across 10 key industries. As of April, the country had achieved 86 per cent of its targets, according to the Post's calculations .
