On Wednesday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the adoption of an order terminating Chinese state-owned China Telecom’s authority to provide domestic interstate and international telecommunications services within the United States. This represents the latest action taken by the FCC against Chinese-related telecommunication entities. Previously, the agency labelled five telecom providers a national security threat, a decision that was upheld by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals as to petitioner Huawei Technologies Company and its American subsidiary in June. The decision comes after much deliberation , including an FCC-initiated investigation in late 2020 that set forth a process allowing for...