The U.S. commerce department has reportedly issued a notice to the U.S. subsidiary of one of China's largest telecoms companies, China Telecom, that its U.S. operations may soon be banned. The order is reportedly in response to the major Chinese hacking operations in the U.S. known as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon.
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00:00The U.S. subsidiary of a major Chinese telecom company is facing a nationwide ban in the U.S.
00:07The U.S. Commerce Department issued the ban against China Telecom's Americas in response to China's hacking operations in the country.
00:15The New York Times says the ban would force the company's few remaining operations to end and is in response to the
00:23massive Chinese hacks of U.S. networks known as Volt Typhoon and Salt Typhoon.
00:29The company has 30 days to respond to the order, which may be carried out by President-elect Donald Trump's incoming administration.