On June 24, Mike Pompeo’s State Department issued its short list of “Clean Telcos", authorized suppliers of communications equipment.
“The tide is turning against Huawei as citizens around the world are waking up to the danger of the Chinese Communist Party’s surveillance state,” spoke the oracle, listing a series of client-states as proof of its omnipotence.
Pompeo’s “Clean” companies include Orange in France, Telephonica in Spain, Jio in India, Telstra in Australia, SK and KT in South Korea, NTT in Japan, and O2 in the United Kingdom, along with the requisite Ericsson, Nokia, and Samsung. It’s a good thing that America has such trusted partners, since not even one US company can compete in this area.
