China's Spy Trains
US Congress May Ban Chinese Maker of Subway Trains for National Security Source: CRRC Subway Cars for Boston's MBTA China's Highly Advanced Surveillance Technology China's state owned subway car maker CRRC has a new $100 million plant in Chicago and a deal to provide Chicago with 846 cars. It has similar deals with Boston's MBTA and with Los Angeles' Metro system. CRRC, which is the world's largest train manufacturer, hopes to win contracts from big cities across the US. But, business for the company in the US may be coming to a screeching halt. National Security and Economic Concerns The US Congress is expected to ban the company from bidding on any more contracts. The reason is China's highly advanced surveillance technology and the concern that the spy tech could be embedded in the subway cars to spy on Americans. Some are calling the Chinese subway cars "Spy Trains". The proposal has bipartisan support and is attached to a mil