THE Trump Administration has recommended that state-owned telecommunications company, China Mobile, be restricted from the US market because its links to Beijing pose a national security threat, reports London's Financial Times
THE Trump Administration has recommended that state-owned telecommunications company, China Mobile, be restricted from the US market because its links to Beijing pose a national security threat, reports London's Financial Times. A statement from the telecoms branch of the US Department of Commerce read that 'after significant engagement with China Mobile, concerns about increased risks to US law enforcement and national security interests were unable to be resolved.'
'This application raises substantial and unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks in the current national security environment,' the department said, referring to a 2011 request made by China Mobile to do business in the US.
This is just the latest example of US political opposition to Chinese telecommunications firms, with companies such as Huawei and ZTE facing intense pushback from policymakers in recent months due to their alleged ties with the Chinese government, reported China Economic Review.
