The Biden administration is moving to ban China Telecom's U.S. operations due to national security risks associated with China's incursion into American telecommunications networks.
The Commerce Department's preliminary finding highlighted that China Telecom posed a risk by providing cloud services that could give Beijing access to sensitive U.S. data.
This ban is largely symbolic, coming after prior efforts by the FCC to reduce China Telecom's footprint, with licenses revoked months earlier over national security concerns.
With a 30-day response window, the decision on the final ban will likely be influenced by the next administration, underscoring the ongoing cyber confrontation between the U.S. and China.
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