Hi doodlelady!! Good to see you.
Hunter on China from a few years ago:
"COSCO has a very long and troubling record of shipping both weapons and components of mass destruction around the world," said Rep. Hunter. "For all practical purposes, COSCO is the merchant marine of the Chinese military. As a result, they carry the cargo of the Chinese military upon command and without question. We do not need to increase their access to American soil."
The Congressman credited Senator Jim Inhofe (R-OK) with managing the provision in the Senate. Inhofe persuaded Senators on the conference committee to recede to the House language.
http://www.house.gov/hunter/news_prior_2006/cosco99.htm
Hunter and Inhofe. Two of the good ones.