GE-China jet tech joint venture challenged by Pentagon, Congress
Pentagon technology security met last week with officials of the General Electric Co. to discuss security concerns related to GE's joint venture with the state-run Aviation Industry Corp. of China, which has been sanctioned by the U.S. in the past for illicit arms proliferation.
This time Pentagon officials are worried that ostensibly commercial jet avionics technology will be diverted by the Chinese to China's growing jet fighter program, an assertion GE officials deny.