The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted on the 22nd (local time) to ban the sale in the United States of devices that use core hardware made by Chinese companies on its national security threat list as components, Reuters reported.

Chinese companies deemed national security risks by the FCC include Huawei and ZTE, and equipment from these companies is banned from being sold in the U.S.

While devices manufactured by Huawei and others placed on the list since 2022 have been ineligible for new approvals, devices containing Huawei components had previously been granted an exception to gain entry into the U.S. market.

The new regulations also ban the U.S. sale of devices containing hardware components incorporating logic made by Huawei.

"We are completely closing the loophole regarding components," emphasized FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.

Chris McGuire, a former National Security Council (NSC) official in the Joe Biden administration, said, "Tainted components, especially semiconductors or telecommunications equipment, can be used to taint an entire device."

The Donald Trump administration has cracked down comprehensively on Chinese technology equipment.

Last month, the FCC further banned equipment from certain Chinese manufacturers and also proposed banning the import of most military-use drones.

Previously, the FCC banned the import of new foreign drone and router models, and also introduced measures to prohibit U.S. telecom carriers from interconnecting their networks with Chinese carriers deemed national security threats.

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