Senate Panel Sets China Hearing; Pompeo Wants to Limit Authoritarians' US 5G Access

The Senate Commerce Security Subcommittee set a Thursday hearing to probe “the security implications of China's harmful practices in the marketplace,” including “intellectual property challenges, data localization requirements, standards-setting, and cybersecurity threats.” Set to testify are: Information Technology Industry Council Executive Vice President-Policy Josh Kallmer, the Rhodium Group's Daniel Rosen, Harvard University Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs co-Director Eric Rosenbach and New America China Digital Economy Fellow Samm Sacks. The panel will begin at 10 a.m. in 562 Dirksen, the Senate Commerce Committee said. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, meanwhile, tweeted Wednesday that the U.S. “must ensure the security of 5G equipment by limiting authoritarian regimes' access to, and control over, our networks.” President Donald Trump's recent comments about 5G and two Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers -- Huawei and ZTE -- caused confusion about his future policy moves (see 1902210057 and 1902220066).