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Industry magazine Computerworld reported that the "beefed up" policy prevented the purchase of equipment manufactured in China, which has been accused of engaging in electronic espionage, and other unnamed countries. The spokesman would not speculate on whether government agencies might be discouraged in some circumstances from using a new mobile phone network that is being built by NZ Communications with the assistance of Chinese network equipment giant Huawei. Industry analyst Ovum last week said that Huawei's aggressive expansion into the global network equipment market had "struck fear into the hearts of the established equipment providers. In May last year, Germany's domestic intelligence service discovered computers in the office of the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, and other ministries had been hacked, suspecting China's People's Liberation Army of involvement. German magazine Der Spiegel reported that the incident triggered fears in Germany that China might also have infiltrated the computer systems of leading German businesses in order to steal technology secrets. More Spyware News

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