Threats to U.S. Networks/Section 3

by by the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

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III. BACKGROUND

This section discusses China's development of and control over its domestic telecommunications industry and carriers. In addition to exercising control over the domestic telecommunications industry, China has encouraged its carriers to expand internationally. During the past two decades, Chinese state-owned telecommunications carriers have established operations across the world, including in the United States. Finally, this section highlights the Chinese government's cyber and economic espionage efforts targeted at the United States and U.S. government officials' warnings about how the Chinese government may use its state-owned telecommunications carriers to further China's national interests.