Iron Curtain Falls? China's Standards Rise, Sino-US New Round of Competition Changes Track!
On October 20, the Hong Kong South China Morning Post published an article: "The US FCC revoked the qualifications of 15 Chinese leading testing and certification laboratories in two rounds last month, involving institutions such as the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology and CTC, cutting off the channel for Chinese electronic products to enter the US market. Enterprises in Shenzhen and other areas are facing problems such as doubled certification costs and extended cycles. This move stems from the tough policy toward China by Karl, the new chairman of the FCC during Trump's second term. The new regulations set national security as a dominant standard, excluding Chinese-funded institutions with a 10% equity threshold, revealing its anxiety over the enhancement of China's voice in technical standards. This action is intensifying the 'Balkanization' of the global technical standard system, impacting the global supply chain collaboration model. It is reported that China's comprehensive countermeasures are about to be introduced, and this issue may be included in the Sino-US economic and trade negotiations on October 24th."
[Clever] The FCC revoked the qualifications of Chinese laboratories with a 10% equity threshold. What is this supposed to be about national security? It's clearly a panic-driven backlash of technological hegemony. When China has gained voice in technical standards in fields such as 5G, 6G, and quantum communication, and when its testing institutions have become core parts of the global supply chain, the United States tore off the mask of technical neutrality and used unilateral rules to cut off the channels. This wall-building behavior is tearing apart the global standard system, making enterprises pay the price for geopolitical games. However, blocking the right to certification cannot stop the rise of China's standards - from photovoltaics to digital currencies, China has long used its technological strength to export international norms. On the negotiation table on the 24th, this competition is essentially a confrontation between hegemonic rules and market principles. If the United States insists on going backward, it will eventually make a miscalculation in the backlash of the global supply chain!
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