{"id":35101,"date":"2022-01-29T16:22:35","date_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=35101"},"modified":"2022-01-29T16:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-01-29T16:23:21","slug":"us-bans-telecom-giant-china-unicom-over-spying-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=35101","title":{"rendered":"US bans telecom giant China Unicom over spying concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over \u201csignificant\u201d national security and espionage concerns.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted unanimously to revoke authorisation for the company\u2019s American unit to operate in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The firm must stop providing telecoms services in America within 60 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The announcement comes after larger rival China Telecom had its licence to operate in the US revoked in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>FCC chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said: \u201cThere has been mounting evidence \u2013 and with it, a growing concern \u2013 that Chinese state-owned carriers pose a real threat to the security of our telecommunications networks.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China Unicom told the BBC its American unit \u201chas a good record of complying with relevant US laws and regulations and providing telecommunication services and solutions as a reliable partner of its customers in the past two decades\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cChina Unicom (Hong Kong) Limited will closely follow the development of the situation,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chinese technology and telecoms firms have been targeted in recent years by US authorities over national security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In November, President Joe Biden signed legislation that stops companies judged to be a security threat from receiving new telecoms equipment licences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the Secure Equipment Act, the FCC should no longer review applications from companies ruled to be a threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It means equipment from Huawei, ZTE and three other Chinese companies cannot be used in US telecoms networks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also in November, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/business-59412139\">US government added a dozen more Chinese companies to its restricted trade list<\/a>, citing national security and foreign policy concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Washington said that some of the firms are helping develop the Chinese military\u2019s quantum computing programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In October, Washington revoked the US licence of China Telecom, also citing national security concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>US officials said the Chinese government\u2019s control of the company gave it the opportunity \u201cto access, store, disrupt, and\/or misroute US communications\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This in turn could allow it \u201cto engage in espionage and other harmful activities against the US\u201d, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2019, Chinese state-owned telecoms giant China Mobile also had its US licence revoked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Send your news stories to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:dannyboy744@gmail.com\">dannyboy744@gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0and via WhatsApp on +233 266777777<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>China Unicom has become the latest Chinese telecoms giant to be banned from the US over \u201csignificant\u201d national security and espionage concerns. 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