The hard power of the United States and its NATO allies is a deterrent of last resort against very real military threats facing Europe and well beyond it. But a growing concern is the creeping, quiet influence of China on democratic societies, especially with respect to critical 5G infrastructure under development across the world. The transatlantic community is rightly concerned about the threat that Chinese investment in critical infrastructure poses to our nations. At NATO’s London Summit in December 2019, allied leaders for the first time recognized the challenges posed by China and the need for secure and resilient 5G communications systems. As Representatives on the House Armed Services Committee, the authors have warned for years that Chinese investment leads to undue influence in democracies around the world, whether through political and economic leverage and subversion or technological espionage and trade secret theft. In other words, China isn’t selling—it’s buying. In response, the transatlantic community, led by the United States, needs to create a Digital Marshall Plan to secure its communications in a modern, free ecosystem. Key Takeaways: 1:40: Rep. Gallego shares an elevator pitch on their recommendation for NATO to design a digital Marshall Plan 3:47: Rep. Gallego talks about what it would mean to NATO allies if the Alliance agreed to design a Digital Marshall Plan 7:19: Rep. Gallego explains how the Alliance could manage allies that don’t want to ban Huawei in their countries and why this is important 8:58: Rep. Gallego shares some of the reasons why other allies are not investing in their own systems like China invested in Huawei 11:27: Rep. Gallego describes the potential process and structure for teaming up those allies with vulnerable networks with allies with cutting edge expertise to determine the risks of Chinese 5G infrastructure 14:41: Rep. Gallego also explains how the idea would reinforce allies working together to discover their vulnerabilities in regards to Chinese technology without duplicating similar efforts that have been made in the EU 17:45: Rep. Gallego expands on his views about the threat of cutting off information-sharing with countries that continue to use Huawei technology 18:50: Rep. Gallego talks about how their recommendation would parallel efforts by the US to persuade allies to sign on to a pledge not to use this kind of Chinese technology 21:19: Rep. Gallego talks about the bipartisan nature of the issue 22:36: Rep. Gallego talks about the potential for advancing their idea in the next Congress and ways to present it to the European allies Resources Mentioned: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/nato20-2020/design-a-digital-marshall-plan/ https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/ Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational technology company headquartered in Shenzhen, Guangdong. It designs, develops, and sells telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics. The company was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei, a former Deputy Regimental Chief in the People's Liberation Army. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, commonly known as Ericsson, is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm. Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational telecommunications, information technology, and consumer electronics company, founded in 1865. Nokia's headquarters are in Espoo, Finland, in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area. The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses; most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). The U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, commonly known as the House Armed Services Committee or HASC, is a standing committee of the United States House of Representatives. Quotes Mentioned: “5G really can get into so many areas that are in the civilian as well as the intelligence and the military side.” “Where we find vulnerabilities, we're going to have to also, of course, reinforce our own networks within those areas.” Guest Social Media Links: Website: https://rubengallego.house.gov/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RepRubenGallego Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RepRubenGallego Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reprubengallego/

• published: 23 Mar 2021
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