American agencies initiate procedures to prohibit seven Chinese laboratories from testing American electronic products
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) stated on Monday, September 9, that based on national security considerations, it has initiated procedures to revoke the certification of seven Chinese-owned or controlled testing laboratories.
The commission voted in May to adopt a final rule prohibiting Chinese laboratories deemed to pose a risk to U.S. national security from conducting tests for electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras, and computers for the U.S. market.
The commission also stated on Monday that the certification qualifications of four other Chinese laboratories have expired since May and will not be renewed, with two of them having applied for an extension. FCC Chairman Brendan Carr said, "Foreign hostile governments should not own and control laboratories that provide testing services for FCC-certified equipment."
Reuters reported that all electronic products used in the United States must pass the FCC equipment certification process before being imported. The commission said approximately 75% of electronic products are tested in laboratories within China.
The agencies that the FCC announced taking action against include: Chongqing Information and Communication Research Institute, National Vehicle Internet Product Quality Inspection and Testing Center, CQC Testing, TÜV Rheinland - SGS (Ningbo), Guangzhou SAI Standard Testing Research Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology, Shanghai Institute of Metrology and Testing Technology, and Southern Testing Co., Ltd. of China Inspection and Quarantine Group.
The Chinese Embassy in Washington did not comment immediately on Monday, but previously expressed opposition to the U.S. "overly expanding the concept of national security and using state machinery and extraterritorial jurisdiction to suppress Chinese companies," and "opposed the politicization of trade and technology issues."
The FCC previously found that several laboratories had close ties to China. The agency stated that these laboratories had tested thousands of devices sold to the U.S. market over the past few years.
The report indicated that in November 2022, the FCC banned the approval of new telecommunications equipment from Huawei and ZTE, as well as Hainan Communication, Hangzhou Hikvision, and Zhejiang Dahua Telecommunications and video surveillance equipment. In March of this year, the agency announced it was investigating nine Chinese companies, including Huawei, Hikvision, China Mobile, and China Telecom, to determine whether they were attempting to circumvent U.S. restrictions.
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