Broadcom acquisition of Qualcomm would risk US national security, warns letter from Treasury official

Nicholas Fearn
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US national security panel examining Broadcom's proposed acquisition of Qualcomm warn of unnamed Chinese company and risks to 5G technology

The US national security panel examining the implications of the proposed takeover of Qualcomm by Broadcom believe that it would put US national security at risk.  The assertion was made by a se...

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