News Analysis China Telecom’s conflict with American regulators illustrates the need for tougher laws against companies linked to China’s military and intelligence industries. China Telecom argued in court on Nov. 15 against a U.S. government order to shut down its operations in the United States. The October order cited national security concerns, saying China Telecom “is subject to exploitation, influence, and control by the Chinese government and is highly likely to be forced to comply with Chinese government requests without sufficient legal procedures subject to independent judicial oversight.” The U.S. government is right to strip Chinese telecom companies from U.S. information systems as China’s National Intelligence Law of 2017 requires them to surrender any information about customers, including American customers, that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) might require. China Telecom has provided telecommunications services in the United States for the past 20 years, according to Reuters. Globally, it had over …