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| US communications agency is the unlikely spearhead of Trump's China policy |
| 2026-08-11 |
| [Reuters] The Federal Communications Commission, once better known for spectrum auctions and licensing television stations, has emerged as the unlikely leader of some of the Trump administration's most aggressive actions against China. Under Trump ally Brendan Carr, the FCC has made a series of moves over the past nine months to crack down on what the U.S. sees as risks to American supply chains. The agency has barred imports of new models of Chinese drones, routers, inverters and robots and begun the process of blocking all Chinese labs from testing electronic devices such as smartphones, cameras and computers for use in the U.S. It is now drafting a ban on U.S. imports of new models of Chinese data center components, seeking to protect American infrastructure that undergirds the AI boom, Reuters reported. Those actions, which aim to push Chinese gear out of technology supply chains and spur domestic manufacturing, have the blessing of President Donald Trump's White House, according to U.S. officials, who say the agency has tried to do so without angering Beijing, in part by targeting Chinese technologies without explicitly naming China. Beijing is now pushing back. After months of inaction, China announced on Wednesday that in response to the FCC's moves - along with other U.S. trade actions - it was tightening export controls on U.S.-bound drones and technology and sanctioning a U.S. testing and certification firm. The pushback follows efforts by Chinese officials to engage the FCC, which were rebuffed, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The FCC declined to comment on the Chinese outreach and the Chinese Embassy in Washington did not respond to requests for comment. Trump plans to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in September, when the two are expected to discuss ways to steady a bilateral relationship upset last year by Trump's tariff war. There is often pressure to lower tensions ahead of such summits. National security experts predict the U.S. push will continue, however. "Just because the Chinese respond doesn't mean that all of a sudden this is going to stop," said Chris McGuire, a former Biden White House official, noting rising frustration within the administration over what it believes is Chinese non-compliance with prior deals. China's Ministry of Commerce did not respond to a Reuters request for comment on the FCC. China has opposed the FCC's actions, saying they are discriminatory treatment toward its companies and could upset global supply chains, while vowing countermeasures. The FCC and the White House declined to comment, but a U.S. official said: "Recent FCC actions are global in scope and not targeted against any specific country. These actions are designed to promote American re-industrialization and ensure our national security." Related: Brendan Carr 07/31/2026 Trump Effect: FCC Targets China with Ban on Imports of Foreign-Made Humanoid Robots Brendan Carr 05/25/2026 Epic Chutzpah:Disney Wants FCC to Classify ‘The View' as ‘Bona Fide News Interview Program' for Equal-Time Exemption Brendan Carr 03/11/2026 Brendan Carr: Gavin Newsom's California Had 94,000 Dead People Getting Federal ‘Lifeline' Subsidies |
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