Lawmakers call on DNI to review intel sharing with Spain over Huawei revelations

The chairs of the House and Senate Intelligence panels this week asked the country’s spy chief to scrutinize any intelligence information the U.S. shares with Spain after the disclosure the country’s wiretap system is underpinned by Huawei technology.

The Chinese government could use its information-sharing laws to force the telecom giant to assist Beijing’s vast intelligence apparatus, Sen. Tom Cotton and Rep. Rick Crawford, both Republicans from Arkansas, wrote in a July 16 letter to Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

“In essence, Huawei and the CCP could have backdoor access to the lawful intercept system of a NATO ally — enabling them to monitor Spanish investigations of CCP spies and innumerable other intelligence activities,” they warned.

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