National cyber director says U.S. needs to counter Chinese surveillance, push American tech

The United States needs to counter China’s “attempt to export a surveillance state across planet Earth,” and instead push a “clean American tech stack” globally, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross said Friday.

“It’s important that we send that message and engage with not only partners that we have now, but potential partners who are looking for assistance and open to help in that regard,” Cairncross said in remarks at the 2025 Meridian Summit in Washington, D.C.

The Chinese threat promises to be a big focus for Cairncross, a message he’s been sending in his short tenure thus far.

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