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One of the most pressing concerns is Beijing's control over the supply of critical technologies and materials, which could pose a significant risk to US industries that are vital to national security, the report says.
Analysts in Washington have long warned that Beijing could exploit the dependence of US defense and defense equipment manufacturers on China, which between 2013 and 2016 accounted for 78% of all rare earth imports in the USA.
The Trump administration is planning to address potential bottlenecks and potential points of failure using the same strategy that was adopted during the Cold War and World War II: injecting millions of dollars into US companies producing essential items for the US military, such as aluminum and high-performance steel. , tungsten and carbon fibers.
Commitments are in line with President Trump's campaign promise to invest more in domestic manufacturing jobs and to rely less on trade with China.
The report is set against the backdrop of a rapid deterioration in relations between the United States and China, fueled in part by the ongoing trade war between the two largest economies in the world.
Beijing and Washington also recently discussed Taiwan's and China's growing military presence in the South China Sea, where it militarized and occupied artificial islands in violation of international law.
A senior Trump administration official said Thursday that the White House had chosen to take a much more assertive public approach in its relations with China.
"As we speak, Beijing uses a whole-of-government approach, using political, economic and military tools, as well as propaganda, to strengthen its influence and benefit its interests," said Pence in his speech at the Institute. Hudson.
According to the latter, this technology allowed hackers to access any network containing modified equipment. Apple and Amazon both denied the report.
