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WSJ: Ship-to-shore cranes as possible Chinese spying tools?

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Washington, United States (PortSEurope) March 10, 2023 – U.S. national-security and Pentagon officials have compared the giant ship-to-shore cranes made by the China-based ZPMC (Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co.), to a Trojan horse, according to an article in the Wall Street Journal. While comparably well-made and inexpensive, ZPMC cranes contain sophisticated sensors that can register…

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