US Lawmakers Applaud India s Decision To Not Allow Chinese Firms To Conduct 5G Trials US Lawmakers Applaud India s Decision To Not Allow Chinese Firms To Conduct 5G Trials The previous Trump administration had designated Chinese tech companies as posing a national security risk.
US lawmakers thanked India for not allowing Chinese companies conduct 5G trials (Representational)
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Top US lawmakers have applauded India s decision to not allow Chinese telecom companies to conduct 5G trials in the country.
The Department of Telecom in India on Tuesday had approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them would be using technologies of Chinese entities.
Top US lawmakers have applauded India s decision to not allow Chinese telecom companies to conduct 5G trials in the country. The Department of Telecom in India on Tuesday had approved applications of telecom companies Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and MTNL to conduct 5G trials but none of them would be using technologies of Chinese entities. India s decision to exclude Huawei and ZTE from its 5G trials is good news for the people of India and the world, House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican and China Task Force Chairman Michael McCaul said in a statement on Wednesday. People s Republic of China law requires any Chinese company including Huawei and ZTE to work for the Chinese Communist Party if asked, McCaul said.
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