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Ex-US counterterrorism official enlisted to help lift sanctions on Chinese telecom firm

By Matt Bernardini
Reading time 2 min
The US Department of State building in Washington.
The US Department of State building in Washington. © iStock/Westy72

Chinese telecommunications firm XH Smart Tech is leaning on a former top US counterterrorism official to lobby for the removal of US government sanctions, which were imposed over its ties to a Russian bank card manufacturer.

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