Chinese technologies are without question a double-edged sword. From DeepSeek AI to Huawei smartphones, DJI drones and industrial port cranes, many of these tools raise valid concerns about surveillance, information theft and disruption.

The United States is right to not trust them.

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Sean Gorman is the CEO and co-founder of Zephr.xyz, a developer of next-gen location-based solutions. Gorman has a more than 20-year background as a researcher, entrepreneur, academic and subject matter expert in the field of geospatial data science and...