# REP BRIAN MAST: We are protecting our troops from having our own tech used against them

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/rep-brian-mast-we-are-protecting-our-troops-from-having-our-own-tech-used-against-them/
- Published: 2026-11-02T09:00:44+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T11:28:53+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-brian-mast-protecting-troops-own-tech-used-against-them
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Technology, World

## Key points

- Mast backs tighter limits on US investment linked to China’s military.
- Proposed rules would address loopholes and certain services.
- He says the aim is to protect US troops and sensitive technology.

## Summary

The article argues that proposed US investment restrictions are needed to prevent American money and expertise from helping China develop military technologies. The author, Representative Brian Mast, presents China as a strategic adversary and says the rules would help protect US troops by limiting Beijing’s access to capabilities that could be used against them.

Mast credits the Trump administration and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent for advancing the proposals, and describes the COINS Act as a foundation for stronger controls. He says the measures would close loopholes, cover financial and professional services, and adapt as technologies change. The article does not provide specific investment figures or a timetable, and its supplied text ends mid-sentence.

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