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Federal agencies might still be using compromised Chinese devices that the government banned several years ago, National Review has exclusively learned from a House lawmaker who has opened an inquiry into the matter.

The lawmaker, Representative Ashley Hinson (R., Iowa), has launched the inquiry because although federal regulations prohibit government agencies from purchasing equipment from several Chinese military-linked surveillance companies, products purchased prior to the implementation of the ban might still remain in use. This could include equipment from notorious Chinese telecom giants such as Huawei and ZTE and from video-surveillance companies including Hikvision and Dahua — each of which has been sanctioned by the U.S.

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Federal agencies might still be using compromised Chinese devices that the government banned several years ago, National Review has exclusively learned from a House lawmaker who has opened an inquiry into the matter.

The lawmaker, Representative Ashley Hinson (R., Iowa), has launched the inquiry because although federal regulations prohibit government agencies from purchasing equipment from several Chinese military-linked surveillance companies, products purchased prior to the implementation of the ban might still remain in use. This could include equipment from notorious Chinese telecom giants such as Huawei and ZTE and from video-surveillance companies including Hikvision and Dahua — each of which has been sanctioned by the U.S.