China has quickly voiced its ardent opposition to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC’s) latest efforts to disqualify China-based testing labs from the testing or certification of electronic devices sold or marketed in the U.S.
In a statement issued the day after the FCC’s vote to approve restrictions on testing labs, China’s Ministry of Commerce said that “the FCC has abandoned the principle of technology neutrality, overstretched the concept of national security, and repeatedly imposed restrictive measures without factual basis.”
“If implemented,” the statement continued, “these measures will severely disrupt the international economic and trade order, destabilize global industrial and supply chains in telecommunications, electronics, and related fields, impact global industrial cooperation and technological innovation, and also harm the interests of U.S industries and consumers, affecting the security of the U.S. supply chain itself.”
“Should the U.S. side insist on going its own way. China will take necessary measures to firmly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese enterprises,” the statement concluded.