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The US FCC has decided to ban Chinese laboratories from testing electronic products for the US market. The ban will take effect in December 2028. It said the move is to prevent national security risks and boost local testing capabilities.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 29thvote It was decided to ban all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices for use in the US market, including smartphones, cameras and computers. The ban will take effect in December 2028.
Reuters reported that the logic of the FCC’s new decision is to ban countries (including China) from establishing testing laboratories and certification agencies that do not provide reciprocal treatment to US testing laboratories.
Last year, the FCC banned laboratories owned or controlled by the Chinese government from testing US electronic products. Dozens of laboratories were banned as a result. This decision will undoubtedly further expand the scope of sanctions.Washington The latest measures against Beijing in terms of technology and equipment.
FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said the decision is consistent with President Trump’s efforts to achieve balance and fairness in the United States’ interactions with foreign countries. Economies that have not signed “reciprocal recognition agreements” or “reciprocal trade agreements” with the United States are prohibited from setting up testing laboratories and certification agencies.
He pointed out that by 2025, only 4% of electronic products used in the United States will be tested in domestic laboratories, and up to 82% will be tested in China’s laboratories. However, there is no relevant agreement between China and the United States. The FCC refers to these laboratories as “bad laboratories”.
Carr said, “These laboratories are critical portals into the US communications infrastructure, and their privileged status allows them to obtain sensitive and confidential information about electronic products, often months before the products are launched on the market.”
He even believes that these laboratories “could allow unsafe devices to flow into the US market, disrupt communications networks, and even steal intellectual property.”
To allow more electronic products to be tested in the United States, the FCC has also simplified the testing process in US laboratories or laboratories in other countries that do not pose a national security risk.
The latest ban will take effect in December 2028 and is intended to give local laboratories in the United States more than two years to expand testing capabilities.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington has not yet commented on the FCC’s decision.
The FCC continues to increase its restrictions on Chinese companies and institutions. In December last year, it banned the import of all new Chinese-made drones and new consumer-grade routers. In June this year it banned the import of equipment from companies like Huawei and ZTE. In July, it banned the sale of hardware devices in the United States that pose a national security risk.
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The FCC decided to ban all Chinese laboratories from testing electronic devices for the US market, including products such as smartphones, cameras and computers. The ban is expected to officially take effect in December 2028.
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The FCC said that Chinese laboratories may have access to sensitive product information and may even allow unsecured devices to flow into the US market, leading to communication network risks and leakage of intellectual property, so it is necessary to tighten controls.
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The FCC also simplifies the testing process for domestic and low-risk national laboratories in the United States, and gives local laboratories more than two years to expand their capacity to perform more testing work originally completed in China.
