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  • Two Chinese telecoms deny spying

    Equipment made by the two biggest Chinese telecommunications manufacturers secretly sends data back to China and has flaws that allow hackers to infiltrate computer and phone networks, according to details of a scathing new congressional report issued Monday.


  • House report: Shun two Chinese technology firms

    American companies should avoid doing business with China's two leading technology firms because they pose a national security threat to the U.S., the House Select Committee on Intelligence is warning in a report to be issued Monday.


  • ASSOCIATED PRESS
A technician conducts a cellphone test at the Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. headquarters in Shenzhen, a southern Chinese city bordering Hong Kong. The Pentagon contends the company's products are being used by the Chinese military.

    Pentagon fears listening posts from China

    A Pentagon report has found that a multibillion-dollar Chinese telecommunications company that has been seeking to make major inroads in the U.S. market has close ties to China's military, despite the company's denials.


  • Huawei made its presence at a wireless trade show in Las Vegas this year. Some in Congress fear the Chinese telecommunications giant, said to have ties to China's military, poses a risk to national security with its deal to supply components to a supercomputer lab that is a defense contractor. (Associated Press)

    Computer lab's Chinese-made parts raise spy concerns

    A U.S. supercomputer laboratory engaged in classified military research concluded a recent deal involving Chinese-made components that is raising concerns in Congress about potential electronic espionage.


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