Adoption of Chinese Logistics Platform Could Threaten US Security, US Commission Says
The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission released a report this week on the risks from the potential “widespread adoption” of LOGINK, China’s global logistics management platform. The report said LOGINK, also known as China’s National Transportation and Logistics Public Information Platform, works with more than 20 global ports and could provide the Chinese government with a range of critical data on “shipping information, cargo valuations via customs clearance forms, and destination and routing information.”
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Adoption of the platform could lead to “economic and strategic risks” by giving China the ability to “undercut U.S. firms that provide more innovative products at higher costs without state support,” the report said. It could also allow the Chinese government to more easily “identify U.S. supply chain vulnerabilities” and track shipments of U.S. military cargo on commercial freight. “Though LOGINK claims users can share only the data they want, the security of the platform is unclear,” the report said. “The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) could potentially gain access to and control massive amounts of sensitive business and foreign government data through LOGINK.”