FCC Right to Query Chinese Companies, AEI and Hudson Experts Say
Hudson Institute's Robert Spalding said the FCC is right to probe four telecom operators “ultimately subject to the ownership and control of the Chinese government" (see 2004240046). “I doubt these companies are going to reply,” Spalding emailed Saturday: “They would…
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have to explain the requirement for all citizens and companies of China to respond to intelligence requests.” It’s fair game to ask “how these companies can protect U.S. customers against information monitoring given that China's government mandates disclosure of information relevant to China's national security when requested,” said the American Enterprise Institute's Zack Cooper. “U.S. telecommunications firms are not allowed to operate in China, so I would expect China's telecom providers to understand if the United States placed similar restrictions.”