(ECNS) -- When Chinese crane manufacturer Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (ZPMC) made its first sale to the United States in 1994, it had never expected that the country would regard the cranes it produced as a pain in the backside three decades later.
In February, U.S. President Joe Biden announced that the administration will invest over $20 billion into U.S. port infrastructure over the next five years. The measures, including replacing all Chinese-made cranes at U.S. ports with homegrown ones, aim at eliminating the so-called potential "national security risks" posed by "cellular modems" suspected of espionage found on the cranes, claimed U.S. media.
ZPMC cranes and freight ships at Phase IV of Shanghai Yangshan Deep Water Port. (Photo/ZPMC)Politicians arrive at Rātana celebrations in wake of national hui
COP28 deal 'significant step forward', Climate Change Minister says
In pictures: 2024 Rātana celebrations
Emily Ratajkowski leaves NOTHING to the imagination as she goes underwear
US intends further strikes on Iran
Despair in Gaza as fighting intensifies, despite Israel promise to scale back
Tim Macindoe confirmed as Hamilton's East ward councillor
PGA Championship invites 7 LIV players to get top 100 in the world
'Thank you Bob': Search for plane's blown
Rainfall allows Spain's Catalonia to ease water restrictions for 1st time during drought
Shayne Carter: ‘Art has always been completely undervalued’