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The committee chairman says Nuctech’s X-ray detection equipment at airports could collect passenger and baggage data that would be available to Chinese intelligence and security services under Chinese law.
According to L. Kasčiūnas, this company participates in the public procurement of aviation security equipment announced by Lithuanian airports.
He requests that the reliability of this company be evaluated by the Coordinating Commission for the Protection of Important Objects to Guarantee National Security formed by the Prime Minister.
The politician’s letter mentions media reports accusing Nuctech of bribery in Namibia and Taiwan, as well as American warnings.
L. Kasčiūnas says that he received information about the company’s plans at Lithuanian airports from MEPs.
According to the law, the Lithuanian company operating the international airports of Vilnius, Kaunas and Palanga is on the list of companies in the first category important to ensure national security.
The US Wall Street Journal reported in June this year that US agencies had launched an active campaign against Nuctech’s operations in Europe.
The article said that the National Security Council and several other US agencies were working to persuade European governments to abandon Nuctech, whose cargo, baggage and passenger control systems are becoming common in ports, airports and checkpoints. border across Europe.
“As in the case of Huawei, the campaign against Nuctech is a test of the ability of the United States to persuade its allies to abandon suppliers of equipment with more favorable prices in the face of American security concerns, although the target companies say that the accusations against him are unfounded. ” written in the article.
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