House Democrats voted down a resolution that condemned China for
launching cyberattacks aimed at stealing valuable coronavirus data
from American research institutions.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R., Ill.) introduced theresolution on
Tuesday morning. It notes China’s “long history of conducting
cyberattacks on Americans” and further warns that the Communist
nation’s coronavirus-related attacks could “jeopardize the delivery
of secure, effective, and efficient treatment options for American
citizens.” Kinzinger’s resolution also demands that China be held
accountable for “perpetrating such belligerent acts.”
Rep. Michael McCaul (R., Texas) argued in support of the
resolution, calling China’s cyberattacks “a new low.”
“At a time when scientists around the world are working together
in an epic race against time to develop a life-saving vaccine to
rescue the world from the grips of the coronavirus, the CCP is
trying to steal that research for their own selfish purposes,” he
said.
The Texas Republican also admonished the Communist regime for
its role in spreading the virus. McCaul said China “lied to the
world at every turn” by destroying virus samples, silencing
doctors, and downplaying human-to-human transmission.
“They are trying to steal our research to develop a vaccine to
save the world from the very pandemic that they created. This is
absolutely unacceptable and must be condemned,” the congressman
said. “Let’s move forward together on calling out the CCP for their
continued outrageous and dangerous misbehavior.”
No House Democrats voted in favor of Kinzinger’s resolution.
National security agencies have been monitoring the issue. The
FBI and Department of Homeland Security issued a public service
announcement in May to warn U.S. medical research organizations of
“likely targeting and network compromise by the People’s Republican
of China (PRC).” The announcement accused China of seeking
“valuable intellectual property and public health data through
illicit means related to vaccines, treatments and testing.”
Kinzinger’s resolution calls on the Trump administration to
implement sanctions in an effort to “punish those responsible and
to dissuade others from engaging in the same acts.”
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