Members of Congress pocketed tens of thousands from lobbyists linked to China’s Huawei

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Dozens of members of Congress accepted tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations from lobbyists for a Chinese military-backed telecommunications firm, records show.

A total of 46 Republican and Democratic House members and senators have pocketed roughly $35,600 from five Huawei lobbyists, according to Federal Election Commission records and lobbying disclosures reviewed by the Washington Examiner. But this same multinational corporation, which is headquartered in China, may soon be banned by the U.S. government from selling new products in the United States due to the Biden administration’s national security concerns.

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