【Text by Observer Net, Qi Qian】

According to Reuters on September 19, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week, which may prohibit the Pentagon from purchasing digital displays and related technologies from companies with "Chinese or Russian official backgrounds."

The report said that this amendment was proposed by Republican U.S. Representative Austin Scott from Georgia.

According to this amendment, the Pentagon will be prohibited from purchasing OLED (organic light-emitting diode) display screens and technology from companies supported by the so-called "hostile governments" in the United States. Scott claimed that relying on "hostile sources" constitutes a "national security risk."

"These technologies are the cornerstone of critical military equipment," Scott said. "From cockpit displays to soldier-worn systems, our reliance on 'hostile sources' poses a clear risk to our national security and technological sovereignty."

Photo of Scott speaking at the House meeting

According to the report, early this month, the House passed the new version of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with a vote of 231 to 196, approving nearly $90 billion in military spending, and including provisions such as a 3.8% raise for military personnel, streamlining the procurement process for weapons, and increasing investment in artificial intelligence research.

Last week, the aforementioned amendment was approved by the House, and if it is passed by the Senate in the future, it will be included in the National Defense Authorization Act.

Reuters mentioned that Scott's amendment is broader than the earlier version. In the earlier version, the Pentagon was required to review whether its display suppliers included companies with "Chinese military background."

In recent years, U.S. lawmakers and the government have continuously set up barriers under the pretext of "national security," attempting to suppress Chinese enterprises.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson once stated that for a long time, the U.S. has generalized the concept of national security, abused export control measures, suppressed and contained other countries' enterprises, seriously damaging the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises, undermining the safety and stability of global industrial chains and supply chains, and hindering the recovery and development of the world economy. China urged the U.S. to immediately stop its wrong practices and take necessary measures to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises.

TCL's curved OLED display shown in 2023, Visual China

At the same time, China's display technology is developing rapidly. Last year, the Financial Times reported that Chinese display manufacturers, after conquering the liquid crystal display market, are now launching an attack on the last stronghold of South Korean technological advantages - the OLED field. Data shows that China has replaced South Korea as the world's largest display manufacturer.

Last July, the market research company CINNO Research released data showing that in the first half of 2024, Chinese panel companies accounted for 50.7% of the global smartphone OLED panel shipment share, an increase of 10.1 percentage points year-on-year; the share of South Korean companies such as Samsung Display and LG Display dropped to 49.3%.

The Korean newspaper "Economic Daily" once reported that South Korean companies lag behind their Chinese competitors in OLED technology investments, raising concerns that South Korean companies may not be able to resist the rise of China in the OLED market again.

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