US Congress: Huawei and ZTE 'are a security threat'

Stuart Sumner
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Congressional panel claims that the Chinese telecommunications equipment providers could be used for Chinese military and economic espionage

A US congressional committee has reported that Chinese telecommunications equipment providers Huawei and ZTE pose a security threat to the US, following a year-long investigation. A draft of the...

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