The Chinese telecom company China Unicom was banned from operating in the United States on Thursday by the Federal Committee in charge of communications (FCC).
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The American authority fears that the company, controlled by the Chinese government, jeopardizes national security and engages in espionage. China Unicom says these concerns are unwarranted.
The committee unanimously decided that the Chinese company could no longer operate in the United States.
The company has 60 days to withdraw from the US market. Authority chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement that “there is growing evidence, and therefore growing concern, that the Chinese state-owned enterprise poses a real threat to the security” of the American communications network.
According to China Unicom, these concerns are unwarranted and the US decision was made “in the absence of due process”. The company insists that over the past two decades it has earned a good reputation in line with US laws and regulations.
China Unicom was banned from trading on the US stock exchange last year by former President Donald Trump.
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