China refused the US key tech brands

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During the last year the management of several tech brands claimed that NSA harms their businesses in crucial growth markets abroad because of spying using American technical products ranged from Internet resources to cellphones. So finally fears of major technical manufacturers have come true: key brands including Apple, Cisco, Intel and McAfee have been dropped from the Chinese government's list of authorized brands. The reason is mass surveillance activities by NSA.

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