US accuses Chinese screening tech firm Nuctech of passing passenger info to Beijing

The United States has been assiduously lobbying European countries to drop Chinese technology in their 5G networks for a while now. These efforts have borne fruit, at least partially, with many countries like the United Kingdom reviewing the decision to allow telecom gear manufactured by the likes of Huawei and ZTE. However, the latest frontier in the American fight against Chinese companies does not lie on the bleeding edge of technology.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal, the National Security Council and other government agencies in the US are attempting to persuade EU nations like Germany, Italy, and Greece to ditch baggage screening systems from Nuctech, a Chinese state-run company, whose units are now ubiquitous in most airports across Europe.