WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is asking the federal government to investigate if a plan for new subway cars in New York City, designed by a Chinese state-owned firm, could pose a threat to national security. The move comes after China's CRRC Corp Ltd, the world's top passenger train maker, was slammed by U.S. lawmakers during a hearing on Thursday to limit its access to U.S. projects amid security fears. The company has not won a contract in New York City, which has America's biggest transit system. However, it has won contracts for new subway cars in Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia. A bipartisan bill unveiled in the U.S. House recently, which mirrors one proposed in the Senate earlier this year, would prevent transit agencies from spending federal dollars on projects awarded to CRRC.

Source: The Star May 19, 2019 23:26 UTC