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Lawmakers investigating spying threats from China are pressing two Chinese telecommunications firms active in U.S. markets for details about their relationship with the Chinese government and with U.S. companies.

 

In letters sent Tuesday to Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp., the top lawmakers on the House intelligence committee outlined concerns about the companies' ties with the Chinese government, including the role of a "party committee" at Huawei.

 

The lawmakers also asked about Huawei's relationships with five U.S. consulting firms and requested an expansive collection of documents, including the contracts between the firms and Huawei as well as the results of the firms' consulting work for Huawei. Those firms include International Business Machines Corp., Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.