Trump administration moves against China Mobile entering US market, citing national security risks
A branch of the US Commerce Department said the Federal Communications Commission should deny China Mobile’s application submitted in 2011
The Trump administration moved against letting China Mobile enter the US telecommunications market, saying the government-owned company would pose a national security risk.
The Federal Communications Commission should deny China Mobile’s application, submitted in 2011, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration said in a filing distributed by email on Monday. The NTIA is a branch of the US Department of Commerce.
The US and China have quarrelled this year over trade, and US officials have alleged that China engages in widespread theft of intellectual property.
The US is set to impose tariffs on US$34 billion of Chinese goods on Friday, and another US$16 billion may follow. China has vowed to retaliate in kind.
US President Donald Trump has also threatened additional tariffs on US$200 billion of Chinese imports that could be implemented if China imposes counter-measures.
The American intelligence community and other officials found that China Mobile’s application “would pose unacceptable national security and law enforcement risks,” according to the NTIA filing.