WASHINGTON, DC, USA – The United States has threatened to cut off Beijing-controlled China Telecom from serving the US market because of legal and security risks, announced the Justice Department.
If approved, the move could mean China Telecom's hundreds of millions of phone and internet customers – it is China's second largest mobile phone operator – could lose connectivity with or through the United States. The recommendation has to be decided upon by the FCC, but will almost certainly involve the White House, where it could be weighed amid ongoing trade negotiations with Beijing."We urge the US to abide by market principles, stop its wrong practices of using national security as a catchphrase and politicizing commercial matters, as well as stop unfairly suppressing Chinese enterprises," spokesman Zhao Lijian said.
It said the company has inaccurately reported to US authorities where it stores its US records and how it manages cybersecurity.
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