FCC to vote on proposal to ban Chinese labs from testing US electronics

WASHINGTON: The Federal Communications Commission said on Wednesday it will vote this month on a proposal to bar all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use in the U.S., widening a previous action targeting Beijing.

The FCC last year banned testing of U.S. electronics by labs owned or ‌controlled by the ⁠Chinese ⁠government, which led to 23 labs being barred. But the substantial majority of China-based test labs are still testing U.S. electronics, the agency said.