The House is voting on a bill to address potential Huawei, ZTE threats. If the bill passes, the Trump administration will

Key Highlights :

1. The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to crack down on Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE Corp.

2. The bill would require the State Department to report on U.S. NATO allies and others using telecommunication equipment or services in their 5G networks from companies like Huawei and ZTE.

3. Huawei and ZTE have repeatedly denied allegations of wrongdoing and said the U.S. government has "unlawfully and irrationally" targeted the company.

4. Washington's efforts to counter the Chinese tech giants come amid U.S. fears that Beijing could use them to spy on Americans.

     Huawei Technologies Co Ltd and ZTE Corp have been banned by the United States government from selling equipment to American telecommunications companies for fear they may be vulnerable to espionage. The House of Representatives is set to vote next week on a bill to crack down on Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE Corp.

     The bill, called the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, would prohibit the government from purchasing equipment from Huawei and ZTE or from using their technology in any way that would allow American intelligence agencies to spy on Americans. The ban would also apply to their subsidiaries and any companies that they own a majority stake in.

     Huawei and ZTE have been at the center of a political and security storm in the United States since the Trump administration took office. In March, the White House announced that it was banning Huawei and ZTE from selling equipment to American telecommunications companies on the grounds that they posed a national security threat. The ban has been met with criticism from the technology industry, which argues that it will hamper innovation and restrict consumer choice.

     The House of Representatives is set to vote on the bill next week. If it is passed, it will go to the Senate, where it is likely to face further opposition from the technology industry.

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