China: “U.S. FCC’s exclusion of Chinese testing agencies is unjust repression ... Withdraw it immediately”

[Financial News] After the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) decided to completely exclude Chinese testing agencies from its approval process for electronic products in the United States, the Chinese government called it “unjust repression through the abuse of state power” and demanded its immediate withdrawal. It also rejected allegations of espionage against a Chinese businesswoman raised by U.S. media, calling them “baseless speculation.”

China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Commerce issued forceful criticism on the 30th (local time). The FCC had previously adopted a rule on the 29th to exclude testing agencies in China from certification tests for electronic products sold in the United States, including smartphones and computers, saying it would take effect in December 2028. It is also set to vote next month on a plan to restrict Chinese telecommunications companies, including China Mobile and China Telecom, from directly accessing U.S. phone numbers.
In response, MOFCOM warned, “China proposed negotiations on a bilateral mutual recognition agreement, but the U.S. side’s attitude was extremely passive and negative,” adding, “If the United States does not immediately withdraw the relevant measures and insists on unilateral action, we will take necessary countermeasures.”
Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also said at a regular briefing that day, “We firmly oppose actions that excessively expand the concept of national security and abuse state power to unjustly suppress Chinese companies.” He added, “The U.S. measures impede normal trade exchanges between Chinese and U.S. companies and are not in the interests of U.S. companies or consumers,” and said, “We will firmly safeguard our legitimate and lawful rights and interests.”


Meanwhile, the Chinese government flatly denied U.S. media reports that a Chinese businesswoman with ties to NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had provided confidential information to her country.
The New York Times (NYT) recently cited U.S. intelligence agencies in reporting that Ellis Huang, a Chinese national and former executive at a Singaporean company that is an NVIDIA customer, was involved in smuggling NVIDIA’s advanced AI chips to China, and that surveillance had found her to be close to CEO Jensen Huang.
In response, the spokesperson, Guo, said, “The reports are baseless speculation and nothing but slander and smears against China.”
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