Ted Cruz in Fox News Sunday interviews during 2020

On Free Trade: Chinese telecom companies are espionage operations

Cruz unveiled a bill to ban U.S. officials from using tech platforms supported by the Chinese government. Co-sponsored by Sen. Josh Hawley, the "Countering Chinese Attempts at Snooping" Act comes as lawmakers and the Trump administration seek to push back against Chinese espionage efforts. Cruz told Fox News that companies such as Tencent and Huawei "[a]re espionage operations for the Chinese Communist Party, masquerading as telecom companies for the 21st century."

Cruz's bill also takes aim at the United Nations, where there has been a surge in Chinese influence. The bill would offset U.S. payments to the U.N. equal to the amount paid by the world body to any of those Chinese companies. Foreign Policy Magazine reported that the United Nations had backed off a deal it had with Chinese Internet giant Tencent to help as a platform for thousands of online conversations to celebrate the United Nation's 75th anniversary.

Source: Fox News Sunday 2020 interview of Sen. Ted Cruz Apr 30, 2020

The above quotations are from Fox News Sunday interviews during 2020 (Chris Wallace and Bret Baier interviewing candidates for 2020 races). Click here for other excerpts from Fox News Sunday interviews during 2020 (Chris Wallace and Bret Baier interviewing candidates for 2020 races). Click here for other excerpts by Ted Cruz. Click here for a profile of Ted Cruz.
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