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on June 1, 2017 in World News

Chinese Telecom ZTE Subcontracting to Pentagon, DHS

ZTE linked to Chinese military, intelligence services BY: Bill GertzFollow @BillGertz A major Chinese telecommunications company linked to the Beijing government has been selling equipment to U.S. government security agencies, raising new concerns about electronic espionage and sabotage. The firm ZTE Corporation, based in Shenzhen, China, and one of the world’s largest producers of handheld smart phones, has been providing equipment to both the Pentagon and Department of Homeland Security through a U.S. equipment contractor. The subcontracting has permitted ZTE to circumvent an unofficial ban on the use of Chinese telecommunications gear, said two U.S. officials familiar with details of… View Article

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