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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
FCC says China Mobile could face US fines for failing to cooperate in probe
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it could fine China Mobile for failing to answer questions in the agency's probe to determine if its U.S. operations are seeking to evade American restrictions. The regulator previously barred China Mobile and other Chinese companies from providing telecommunications services in the United States, citing national security concerns. The FCC said in March it was investigating nine Chinese companies including China Mobile, Huawei Technologies, ZTE, Hangzhou Hikvision and China Telecom to determine if they are seeking to evade U.S. restrictions. The FCC citation issued to China Mobile disclosed the commission has been probing the company's U.S. operations since November 2022. In February, the FCC sent China Mobile a supplemental letter asking additional questions. The FCC accused China Mobile of misconduct and said the company failed to provide the specific information and documentation requested. "China Mobile's conduct throughout this matter exhibits a disregard for the Commission's authority and threatens to compromise the Commission's ability to adequately investigate," the FCC said. It gave China Mobile 30 days to answer numerous questions or face fines. China Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The FCC said in 2019 China Mobile was indirectly owned and controlled by the Chinese government and noted a significant possibility that Beijing's influence and control could result in "computer intrusions and attacks and economic espionage." FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in March the Chinese companies may be still operating in the United States because they do not believe the designation prohibits particular types of operations. Other companies under investigation include Hytera Communications, Dahua Technology Company, Pacifica Networks/ComNet and China Unicom (Americas).
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
FCC says China Mobile could face US fines for failing to cooperate in probe
HighlightsThe Federal Communications Commission has threatened to fine China Mobile for not responding to inquiries regarding its U.S. operations amid concerns of evading American restrictions. The Federal Communications Commission previously barred China Mobile and other Chinese companies from providing telecommunications services in the United States due to national security concerns. The Federal Communications Commission is investigating multiple Chinese companies, including Huawei Technologies, ZTE, and China Telecom, to assess whether they are attempting to bypass U.S. restrictions. The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it could fine China Mobile for failing to answer questions in the agency's probe to determine if its U.S. operations are seeking to evade American restrictions. The regulator previously barred China Mobile and other Chinese companies from providing telecommunications services in the United States, citing national security concerns . The FCC said in March it was investigating nine Chinese companies including China Mobile, Huawei Technologies, ZTE, Hangzhou Hikvision and China Telecom to determine if they are seeking to evade U.S. restrictions. The FCC citation issued to China Mobile disclosed the commission has been probing the company's U.S. operations since November 2022. In February, the FCC sent China Mobile a supplemental letter asking additional questions. The FCC accused China Mobile of misconduct and said the company failed to provide the specific information and documentation requested. "China Mobile's conduct throughout this matter exhibits a disregard for the Commission's authority and threatens to compromise the Commission's ability to adequately investigate," the FCC said. It gave China Mobile 30 days to answer numerous questions or face fines. China Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The FCC said in 2019 China Mobile was indirectly owned and controlled by the Chinese government and noted a significant possibility that Beijing's influence and control could result in "computer intrusions and attacks and economic espionage." FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in March the Chinese companies may be still operating in the United States because they do not believe the designation prohibits particular types of operations. Other companies under investigation include Hytera Communications, Dahua Technology Company , Pacifica Networks/ComNet and China Unicom (Americas).
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
FCC says China Mobile could face US fines for failing to cooperate in probe
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON: The Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it could fine China Mobile for failing to answer questions in the agency's probe to determine if its U.S. operations are seeking to evade American restrictions. The regulator previously barred China Mobile and other Chinese companies from providing telecommunications services in the United States, citing national security concerns . The FCC said in March it was investigating nine Chinese companies including China Mobile, Huawei Technologies, ZTE, Hangzhou Hikvision and China Telecom to determine if they are seeking to evade U.S. restrictions. The FCC citation issued to China Mobile disclosed the commission has been probing the company's U.S. operations since November 2022. In February, the FCC sent China Mobile a supplemental letter asking additional questions. The FCC accused China Mobile of misconduct and said the company failed to provide the specific information and documentation requested. "China Mobile's conduct throughout this matter exhibits a disregard for the Commission's authority and threatens to compromise the Commission's ability to adequately investigate," the FCC said. It gave China Mobile 30 days to answer numerous questions or face fines. China Mobile did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The FCC said in 2019 China Mobile was indirectly owned and controlled by the Chinese government and noted a significant possibility that Beijing's influence and control could result in "computer intrusions and attacks and economic espionage." FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in March the Chinese companies may be still operating in the United States because they do not believe the designation prohibits particular types of operations. Other companies under investigation include Hytera Communications, Dahua Technology Company , Pacifica Networks/ComNet and China Unicom (Americas).
New York Post
06-06-2025
- New York Post
Chinese researcher in alleged plot to smuggle crop-killing fungus into US will remain in custody while seeking private counsel
The Chinese researcher accused of helping smuggle a potentially devastating crop-killing fungus into the US will remain in custody until she retains private counsel, according to reports. Yunqing Jian, 33, appeared in a Detroit courtroom for a detention hearing Thursday afternoon, where a public defender assigned to her case asked the court to reconvene once Jian can hire her own lawyer. The judge consented and scheduled a new detention hearing for June 13. Jian, a Chinese national and researcher at the University of Michigan, will remain in custody until then, CBS News reported. Yunqing Jian, 33, is seeking private counsel after being assigned a public defender. Sanilac County Jail She was arrested on June 3, nearly a year after her boyfriend — 34-year-old Zunyong Liu — was stopped by Customs and Border Patrol after arriving at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport on a plane from Shanghai last July. Liu was found to be carrying samples of Fusarium graminearum, a fungus with the potential to wreak havoc on American crops and farming if successfully manipulated to resist treatment. The danger could be so great that one Trump administration official characterized it as 'an attack on the American food supply' while speaking with The Post. Jian was working as a lab researcher at the University of Michigan through funding provided by the Chinese government last summer when her beau — himself a researcher at a Chinese university — was caught trying to enter the country with the samples on the way to visit her. Liu initially tried to hide the samples and then denied they were his, but eventually fessed up and told officials that he wanted to study them at the University of Michigan lab where his girlfriend did similar work. Jiang was arrested on June 3, nearly a year after her husband was barred from the US On his phone, agents found a PDF article about 'Plant-Pathogen Warfare' that described Fusarium graminearum as 'an example of a destructive disease and pathogen for crops' that is 'responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year.' He was barred from entering the country and put on a plane back to China. Jian was interviewed by the FBI about the incident at a University of Michigan lab in February, and told investigators that she first learned about her boyfriend's plan when he was stopped at the airport. But searches into her communications with Liu showed the pair had discussed sneaking samples of fungus and seeds past US Customs since at least 2022 — and that in 2024 Jian signed a document pledging 'support the leadership of the Communist Party of China' and to uphold 'Mao Zedong thought and Marxism-Leninism' in January 2024 before her boyfriend's encounter in Detroit. Both were charged with conspiring to smuggle a potentially dangerous fungal pathogen into the US, while Liu remains at large with a warrant out for his arrest. Fusarium graminearum already exists in the US, and while it's responsible for an estimated loss of $200-400 million worth of US agriculture per year, Rutgers University molecular biologist Dr. Richard Ebright told The Post it could pose a critical risk to US food supplies if it were modified for resistance or virulence.
American Military News
04-06-2025
- Health
- American Military News
Chinese nationals tried smuggling 'dangerous' pathogen into US, officials say
Federal law enforcement officials announced on Tuesday that two Chinese nationals were being charged for attempting to smuggle a biological pathogen classified as a 'potential agroterrorism weapon' into the United States while working at the University of Michigan. In a Tuesday press release, the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan said the Chinese nationals, identified as 33-year-old Yunqing Jian and 34-year-old Zunyong Liu, were charged for smuggling goods into the United States, conspiracy, visa fraud, and making false statements. According to the press release, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested Jian over allegations that the two Chinese nationals had smuggled a fungus called Fusarium graminearum into the United States. Officials noted that the biological pathogen is classified as a 'potential agroterrorism weapon.' 'This noxious fungus causes 'head blight,' a disease of wheat, barley, maize, and rice, and is responsible for billions of dollars in economic losses worldwide each year,' the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Michigan stated. 'Fusarium graminearum's toxins cause vomiting, liver damage, and reproductive defects in humans and livestock.' READ MORE: China targeting US military members for spy operations, fmr. CIA chief warns In a post on X, formerly Twitter, FBI Director Kash Patel described the case as a 'sobering reminder that the CCP is working around the clock to deploy operatives and researchers to infiltrate American institutions and target our food supply, which would have grave consequences… putting American lives and our economy at serious risk.' Tuesday's press release claimed that Jian's work on the biological pathogen in China was funded by the Chinese government and that the Chinese national's electronics provided evidence of her 'membership in and loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party. Officials also claimed that Liu, who researches the same pathogen at a Chinese university, lied and then admitted that he smuggled Fusarium graminearum into the country through the Detroit Metropolitan Airport to conduct additional research on the pathogen at the University of Michigan. 'The alleged actions of these Chinese nationals—including a loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party—are of the gravest national security concerns,' U.S. Attorney Jerome F. Gorgon, Jr. said. 'These two aliens have been charged with smuggling a fungus that has been described as a 'potential agroterrorism weapon' into the heartland of America, where they apparently intended to use a University of Michigan laboratory to further their scheme.'
