US lawmakers press Chinese telecoms over ties to military, government

The leaders of a U.S. House of Representatives panel have called on top Chinese telecom companies to detail any links to the Chinese military and government, citing national security concerns posed by the companies' U.S. presence. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, the top Democrat on the House Select Committee on China and the panel's chair, Republican John Moolenaar, asked China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom to answer a series of questions by March 31, according to letters seen on Friday by Reuters.