"Talking about keeping things secure, I wonder why there hasn't been a similar backlash against the Chinese controlling ports on the west coast?"
Because unfortunately Bill Clinton sold it to them, and the MSM doesn't care about him. While lots of folks here objected at the time, there were plenty of the free trade crowd patting Billy Jeff on the back even then.
The U.S. government should buy all foreign port operations back, and auction the operating rights of each port to American companies. Plain and simple. It may cost some now, but at least we won't spend money on government investigators' salaries for them to hang out dockside as long as these contracts drag on.
"The U.S. government should buy all foreign port operations back, and auction the operating rights of each port to American companies."
Agreed. Having foreign controlling interests in port management is BAD NEWS! Especially if we're oil-dependent.