Washington bans Huawei, ZTE telecoms gear

authorities announced on Friday a ban on the import or sale of communications equipment deemed “an unacceptable risk to national security”—including gear from Chinese giants Huawei Technologies and ZTE. Both firms have been on a roster of companies listed as a threat by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the new rules bar future authorizations of their equipment. The FCC also barred the sale or import of equipment made by Chinese surveillance equipment maker Dahua Technology Co., video surveillance firm Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology Co. Ltd. and telecoms firm Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd. The move represents Washington’s latest crackdown on the Chinese tech giants amid fears that Beijing could use them to spy on Americans.