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This is the latest development in a years-long escalation of US restrictions of Chinese technology which began with President Donald Trump and continued under President Joe Biden’s administration. The FCC’s order is applicable to future authorizations of equipment too

The United States (US) bans the sale of China made communications equipment made by Huawei and ZTE. It restricts the use of some China-made video surveillance systems, citing the reason as an “unacceptable risk” to national security.

The Federal Communications Commission containing five-member said to adopt new rules that will block the importation or sale of few technology-related products, it has voted unanimously, 25 November. Such products lead to security risks to US critical infrastructure.

This is the latest development in a years-long escalation of US restrictions of Chinese technology which began with President Donald Trump and continued under President Joe Biden’s administration.

This order affects products that are produced by companies like Hikvision and Dahua along with Huawei and ZTE and makers of widely used video surveillance cameras.

The FCC’s order is applicable to future authorizations of equipment too, even though the agency left the possibility open, it may anytime revoke previous authorizations.

A Republican FCC commissioner, Brendan Carr tweeted, “Our unanimous decision represents the first time in FCC history that we have voted to prohibit the authorization of new equipment based on national security concerns.”

The tweet added that as “a result of our order, no new Huawei or ZTE equipment can be approved. And no new Dahua, Hikvision, or Hytera gear can be approved unless they assure the FCC that their gear won’t be used for public safety, security of government facilities, & other national security purposes.”