Rockwell Probe Would Show US Anxiety on China: Brooke Sutherland

If a 29-year-old software development facility in China can come under US government scrutiny, the American manufacturing complex is more vulnerable to rising geopolitical tensions than previously thought.

Officials at the Departments of Energy and Defense and the Justice Department’s Commercial Litigation Branch are investigating whether local employees at Rockwell Automation Inc.’s software operations in Dalian, China, could access code and exploit cyberattack vulnerabilities in critical military and industrial infrastructure, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing documents and US officials. Rockwell hasn’t been notified of any US government investigation into its activities in China, but will fully cooperate if asked ...