The leaders of the House China select committee have called on a Virginia county government to cease using China-manufactured drones, warning that they pose espionage and data security risks.
Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), and Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), the panel’s ranking member, expressed concerns about Fairfax County’s use of Chinese unmanned aerial system (UAS), in a Sept. 26 letter to Jeffrey McKay, chairman of the county’s board of supervisors.
“We understand Fairfax County is aware of the national security risks associated with deploying PRC drones and that the County has begun to raise awareness of supply chain and data security risks of foreign adversary-made UAS,” the letter reads, referring to communist China’s official name, the People’s Republic of China….