The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is finally taking long-overdue action against CCP-linked labs, launching proceedings to revoke their recognition in the United States. For too long, China’s Communist regime has been allowed inside America’s critical technology infrastructure. That era may be ending.
According to FCC chairman Brendan Carr, “the agency has now begun proceedings to withdraw recognition from seven test labs owned or controlled by the Chinese government.” These labs have been authorized to review electronics for U.S. use, including sensitive national security checks. Carr made it clear: “We’re now taking action to kick bad labs out of the U.S. system.”
The FCC already allowed recognition of four other Chinese labs to expire earlier this year. That followed rules barring “Chinese labs deemed risks to U.S. national security from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use in the United States,” as Reuters reported. For perspective, around 75 percent of FCC testing has taken place in China—an astonishing figure that underscores how deeply embedded Beijing has been in America’s supply chain.
This push builds on previous actions, including the FCC’s 2022 ban on Huawei and ZTE equipment approvals. With China’s state-owned enterprises tied to espionage risks, the stakes could not be higher. Carr summed up the urgency: “Foreign adversary governments should not own and control the labs that test the devices the FCC certifies as safe for the U.S. market.”
