The secretary of State, who has previously described Huawei and other Chinese state-backed businesses as 'Trojan horses for Chinese intelligence,' said that the actions should serve as a warning for other tech companies.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, citing human rights abuses, said the U.S. would impose visa restrictions on Chinese technology firms, the latest move expected to strain relations between Washington and Beijing.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at the State Department on April 29, 2020, in Washington,DC.WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that the United States will impose visa restrictions on Chinese technology firms, the latest move expected to strain relations between Washington and Beijing.
The secretary of State described Huawei as "an arm of the Chinese Communist Party's surveillance state that censors political dissidents and enables mass internment camps in Xinjiang and the indentured servitude of its population shipped all over China."
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