Florida Is Leading The Fight Against Dangerous Chinese Technology, But Don’t Let Up
“At this critical point, our nation must pursue a whole-of-government approach to dealing with the China threat, with urgent action at the local, state, and federal levels,” Florida State Representative David Borrero outlined in a Miami Herald op-ed. He correctly highlights Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order as the sort of bold action required to limit China’s technology aggression which is critical as a recent China Tech Threat analysis shows Florida spent over $29 Million on dangerous technology from Lexmark and Lenovo between 2015 and 2022. Furthering the cause, Rep. Borrero’s bill, HB 1355, to prohibit government entities from entering into contracts that give China access to certain sensitive data is moving through the committee process and a similar bill, SB 264,… Read More
