The Trump administration has already targeted the world’s two largest telecommunications equipment manufacturers, Huawei and ZTE, and adopted a series of measures to limit their operations in the United States on the grounds of national security concerns. The news came out positively. When the US sent a trade team to visit Beijing, the team led by US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin will hold consultations on the deteriorating economic relations between the two sides.
U.S. lawmakers and the Trump administration have pressured U.S. companies to require them not to sell Huawei or ZTE products because they may be used to monitor Americans. Earlier this year, the U.S. government put pressure on AT&T to force The person abandoned the agreement with Huawei to sell smart machines in the United States.
A spokesman for the National Security Council of the White House said: 'While we will not comment on individual actions, protecting important infrastructure, including infrastructure-related supply chains, is an important part of protecting US national security and public safety.'
The representatives of Huawei and ZTE have not yet commented, but they have denied allegations that their products have been used for monitoring. A U.S. official who understands the U.S. government’s discussions with Huawei and ZTE stated: “The two companies are particularly concerned about this. The type of equipment they produce and the overall market penetration. '
Before the U.S. government considered issuing an executive order, the U.S. has taken a series of measures aimed at preventing or reducing Huawei, and ZTE has stepped into the U.S. economy on the grounds that these companies may use their technology to monitor Americans, including the U.S. Department of Commerce to issue a ban on ZTE. , ZTE is prohibited from purchasing components from U.S. suppliers.
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proposed in April to prevent U.S. operators from using a government project fund to purchase products or services that may pose a security threat to the U.S. communications network.
The U.S. Department of Defense has stopped selling Huawei mobile phones and modems produced by ZTE in its military-based stores. The reason is that these products may cause security problems. The Pentagon spokesman, Major General Dave Eastbourne, said that the Pentagon has ordered , Since April 25th, Huawei, ZTE's mobile phones and modems and related products have been removed from the US military base's global stores.
Huawei responded by saying: 'The company's products have achieved the highest security, privacy and engineering standards in every country in which we operate globally, including the United States. We have never required any government to destroy the security or integrity of any of our networks or equipment.'