Chinese Bid for Washington Metro Contracts Is a Major Security Threat

Patrons crowd the platform at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority's (WMATA) Metro Center stop in Washington, on Dec. 20, 2004. Karen Bleier/AFP/Getty Images

News Analysis

A Chinese state-owned company is bidding for a more than $500 million contract to supply rail cars for the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and the contract should be raising eyebrows in terms of finances and security.