U.S to Ban Certain Chinese Tech over National Security Threat

The United States will ban certain Chinese tech from being imported and sold in America over mounting concerns of the national security threat.

On Friday. the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) finalized a rule that would block Chinese Communist Party-linked Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision, and Dahua.

The companies are now banned from importing and selling certain technology that the board viewed as posing a potential threat to national security.

“The FCC is committed to protecting our national security by ensuring that untrustworthy communications equipment is not authorized for use within our borders, and we are continuing that work here,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said in a statement.

The rule affects new authorizations of equipment from the companies.

However, it does not necessarily apply to anything that had previously been authorized.

One of the Republicans on the FCC, Brendan Carr, said on Twitter that he hoped the board would look at revoking previous authorizations.

Chinese multinational telecommunications company Huawei has long been under scrutiny as a possible arm of the Chinese Communist Party.

Earlier this year, it was reported that the Biden administration was investigating Huawei for allegedly harvesting data from U.S. military bases and missile silos.

The rule means that no new tech from ZTE or Huawei can be approved and surveillance equipment from Dahua and Hikvision won’t be used for government or public safety purposes.

Carr also said that the decision was the first time the panel had banned a product because of national security fears.

“Our unanimous decision represents the first time in FCC history that we have voted to prohibit the authorization of new equipment based on national security concerns,” Carr tweeted.

He noted that “no new Huawei or ZTE equipment can be approved.

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“And no new Dahua, Hikvision, or Hytera gear can be approved unless they assure the FCC that their gear won’t be used for public safety, security of government facilities, & other national security purposes.”

Hikvision, a Chinese state-owned surveillance company, denied that any of its products endanger national security.

“This decision by the FCC will do nothing to protect U.S. national security, but will do a great deal to make it more harmful and more expensive for U.S. small businesses, local authorities, school districts, and individual consumers to protect themselves, their homes, businesses and property,” the company claimed in a statement.

Concern about Huawei was first brought to the forefront during the Trump administration, which took several steps to limit the reach of the company, which has also faced opposition across the world.

In 2020, the United Kingdom took steps to ban Huawei from being linked to the country’s 5G networks.

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By Frank Bergman

Frank Bergman is a political/economic journalist living on the east coast. Aside from news reporting, Bergman also conducts interviews with researchers and material experts and investigates influential individuals and organizations in the sociopolitical world.

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