U.S. threatens to revoke China Telecom ’s operating permit in China: urges U.S. to stop politicizing economic issues
China News Service, Beijing, April 10 (Reporter Liang Xiaohui) Regarding the US threat to revoke China Telecom's operating permit in the US, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian expressed firm opposition at a regular press conference in Beijing on the 10th and urged the US to stop The wrong way to generalize national security and politicize economic problems.
A reporter asked a question. The US Federal Department of Justice announced on the 9th that the operation authorization of China Telecom Group ’s US company in the United States poses a national security and law enforcement risk to the US, and made recommendations to the US Federal Communications Commission to revoke and terminate the China Telecom Group ’s US company in the US. Authorization to provide international communication services. What is China's comment?
Zhao Lijian responded that China firmly opposes this. He emphasized that the Chinese government has always required Chinese companies to conduct foreign economic cooperation in accordance with market principles on the basis of compliance with laws and regulations, and also requires them to abide by local laws and regulations. "We urge the United States to abide by the principles of the market economy, stop the generalization of national security, politicize economic problems, stop unreasonable suppression of Chinese companies, and provide a fair, just and non-discriminatory environment for Chinese companies to invest and operate in the United States ."(Finish)