China-Made Huawei Phones Sold at US Bases Could Be Spying on American Soldiers

China-Made Huawei Phones Sold at US Bases Could Be Spying on American Soldiers
Members of U.S. armed forces try to record U.S. President Barack Obama with smartphones during an address in Dec. 15, 2014 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey. Mark Makela/Getty Images
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Smartphones made by the Chinese company Huawei are being sold to soldiers at U.S. military bases in Germany. These sales raise national security concerns, as U.S. intelligence officials and lawmakers have repeatedly accused Huawei of spying for the Chinese regime, to which it is closely tied.

Stars and Stripes, a U.S. military-affiliated newspaper, first reported that the Chinese-made Huawei phones are being sold by TKS, a subsidiary of Vodaphone, to American services members through Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) stores across several bases in Germany.