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Baicells, a Chinese firm founded by Huawei alumni, requires scrutiny: US lawmakers

WASHINGTON - Baicells, a Chinese maker of telecommunication hardware founded by veterans of sanctioned Huawei Technologies that has equipment operating in every American state, needs rigorous scrutiny by the US government, the top Republican on the House Select Committee on China said. "The presence of this company - or any company with known cyber vulnerabilities in their products - anywhere in the US should raise significant national security alarms," John Moolenaar said in a statement. "The C