for several years now the american government has been concerned that these chinese telecoms companies could be using their equipment and the data they pick up to spy on american citizens, so they have been gradually tightening the noose if you like around these particular companies. you mentioned huawei, there is another very big telecommunications software company called zte based in shenzen in china, and they have limited the influence they have or attempted to do so anyway, and now that policy was started under the obama administration and accelerated under the premiership of donald trump, and has now been adopted byjoe biden, and basically this latest move, cutting any import or sale of new equipment made by these five companies, huawei being one of them, here in the united states. this is not a retroactive ban,
for several years now the american government has been concerned that these chinese telecoms companies could be using their equipment and the data they pick up to spy on american citizens, so they have been gradually tightening the noose, if you like, around these particular companies. you mentioned huawei, there is another very big telecommunications software company called zte, based in shenzen, in china, and they have limited the influence they have, or attempted to do so anyway, and now that policy, which started under the obama administration and accelerated under the premiership of donald trump and has now been adopted byjoe biden, and basically this latest move, cutting any import or sale of new equipment made by these five companies, huawei being one of them, here in the united states.
WASHINGTON, Nov 26 ― US authorities announced a ban Friday on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “an unacceptable risk to national security” ― including.
david willis is in los angeles. for several years now the american government has been concerned that these chinese telecoms companies could be using their equipment and the data they pick up to spy on american citizens, so they have been gradually tightening the noose, if you like, around these particular companies. you mentioned huawei, there is another very big telecommunications software company called zte based in shenzen, in china, and they have limited the influence they have, or attempted to do so anyway, and now that policy was started under the obama administration and accelerated under the premiership of donald trump, and has now been adopted byjoe biden, and basically this latest move, cutting any import or sale of new equipment made by these five companies, huawei being one of them, here in the united states. this is not a retroactive
to help others avoid the pain they are going through. jessica lane, bbc news, in rotherham. let s have a look at some of today s other news. social media footage from china appears to show people in the western xinjiang region protesting against covid restrictions. it follows a fire in a block of flats, which killed ten people and raised questions as to whether lockdown rules prevented people from escaping. demonstrators in the city of urumqi could be seen, apparently arguing with officials and trying to break through barriers. the us has banned the sale and import of new communications equipment from five chinese companies, including huawei, hikvision and zte, amid concerns over national security. it s the first time us regulators have taken such a step on security grounds. hikvision said its products present no security threat to the united states. argentina one of the favourites to win the world cup before the tournament started could be knocked out this evening. they play in