NATO member Lithuania on Friday (29) banned three international airports from using airport security equipment from China’s largest security equipment manufacturer Nuctech on the grounds of national security concerns.
Rasa Jakilaitiene, a spokesman for Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, said the parliamentary committee believes that China’s Nuctech equipment is not in the interest of national security, but said the relevant information is confidential and cannot provide more details.
The Lithuanian parliamentary committee on national security and defense said Tongfang Nuctech’s security equipment could collect passenger and baggage information and give it to the Chinese government and intelligence agencies; committee chairman Laurynas Kasciunas said investments and acquisitions in strategic industries must comply with trans-Pacific security guidelines; the decision shows Lithuania’s decision not to be part of the technology circle created and controlled by China. The decision shows that Lithuania has decided not to be part of the technology scene created and controlled by China.
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