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The Chinese companies and their US-based lawyers did not respond to requests for comment. The Justice Department declined to comment and the White House referred questions to Commerce, which declined to comment. The Chinese Embassy in Washington said it hopes the United States will “stop suppressing Chinese companies under false pretexts,” adding that China will continue to defend the rights and interests of Chinese companies.
One factor in the FCC’s decision was a 2020 report from other US government agencies that recommended revoking China Telecom’s license to provide US telephone service. It cited at least nine instances where China Telecom misrouted internet traffic through China, putting it at risk of being intercepted, manipulated or blocked from reaching its intended destination.
The Commerce Department “must rigorously use its...authorities to protect US data and infrastructure from Chinese companies like China Telecom,” Republican congressman and chairman of the House Foreign Services Committee Michael McCaul said in a statement to Reuters. “As one of our top adversaries, China cannot and should not ever be trusted to have access to Americans’ private data,” he added.The Chinese telecoms companies’ reach extends deep inside the US internet infrastructure.