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Maine panel advances plan to ban Chinese contracts

By Christian Wade / The Center Square contributor
Published February 8, 2024 8:02am ET
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Maine panel advances plan to ban Chinese contracts
A visitor to the 21st China Beijing International High-tech Expo looks at a computer chip through the microscope displayed by the state-controlled Tsinghua Unigroup project which has emerged as a national champion for Beijing's semiconductor ambitions in Beijing, China, Thursday, May 17, 2018. The Trump administration has threatened to impose tariffs on up to $150 billion in Chinese imports to punish Beijing over trade practices requiring American companies to hand over technology in exchange for access to the Chinese market. China has counterpunched by targeting $50 billion in U.S. products. | (Ng Han Guan/AP)

(The Center Square) — Maine lawmakers are moving ahead with a plan that would ban companies owned by the Chinese government from bidding on state contracts amid increasing concerns about privacy and security risks.

The state Legislature’s Committee on Local Government recently voted 7-2 to advance a bill prohibiting the state government from doing business with Chinese companies with ties to the authoritarian government.

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