China says to protect rights of its telecoms firms after U.S. move
Chinese Commerce Ministry spokesman Gao Feng gestures during a news conference in Beijing, China January 29, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Files
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BEIJING, March 17 (Reuters) - China opposes a U.S. crackdown on its telecom companies, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, after a U.S. regulator stripped Pacific Networks and its ComNet unit of authorisation to provide U.S. telecoms services.
Ministry spokesman Gao Feng told a news conference that China would take the measures necessary to safeguard the legitimate rights of its firms after the Federal Communications Commission voted on Wednesday to revoke the authorisation.
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Reporting by Xu Jing, Albee Zhang, Ellen Zhang and Ryan Woo; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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