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German politicians call for ban on Chinese components in critical infrastructure after railway radio outage

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dpa

11d ago· 2 min readdeNews
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Summary

A major disruption of the German railway (Deutsche Bahn) radio system has reignited the political debate about using Chinese components in critical infrastructure. Security politicians, particularly CDU politician Roderich Kiesewetter, are calling for a ban on installing Chinese components in critical infrastructure, citing security risks and dependency concerns. The article discusses the broader implications of China's potential ability to disrupt essential services through embedded technology.

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bskyGerman politicians call for ban on Chinese components in critical infrastructure after railway radio outageheise.de

Key quotes

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Es ist ein grundsätzliches Problem in Deutschland, dass wir im Bereich kritischer Infrastruktur große Abhängigkeiten von chinesischen Komponenten haben und bereits jetzt viele chinesische Komponenten verbaut sind
Ich halte ein Verbot des Ein- und Verbaus von Komponenten aller chinesischen Hersteller in kritischer Infrastruktur für dringend geboten
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Eine folgenreiche Funkstörung entfacht abermals die Debatte um Elektronik aus China: Zu groß sei die Gefahr, dass die Volksrepublik Infrastruktur angreift.

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