State lawmakers push bills to evaluate and mitigate risk of supply chain disruptions and possible Chinese attacks on critical infrastructure.
Warnings from the Chinese government and from U.S. military officials suggest a cross-Strait conflict is a real possibility. | Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty ImagesFears of possible conflict across the Taiwan Strait are spurring state-level legislation aimed to identify and mitigate the potential local impact of hostilities.
It’s an attempt to address fears that China could pair aggression against Taiwan with acts against the U.S., for example by hacking water systems or the electrical grid. “We’re a state that’s uniquely vulnerable to attacks on our critical infrastructure,” said Arizona Rep. Alexander Kolodin — one of six Republican state lawmakers who voted to introduce the bill in the House. “The black swan event of a Chinese attack that takes down the grid for a prolonged period of time can’t really be discounted.”
“It’s a concept that we originated and … lawmakers say ‘Hey, can you put pen to paper and kind of sketch out what you think that looks like?’” Lucci said. State Armor launched operations in January and its drive to convince state lawmakers to take up anti-Chinese Communist Party legislation is its first lobbying campaign. Rep.for “acting with a sense of urgency” while former national security adviser Robert O’Brien has commended its “ready-for-action” lobbying plans.
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