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Politics● Low1h ago · Nov 5, 2026, 12:30 PM

The US-China tech contest has moved – to the gatekeeping product testers

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · global

The latest front in the US-China technology contest is not advanced chips, artificial intelligence (AI) or telecommunications equipment. It is the laboratories that certify whether an electronic product may enter the American market. On October 29, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to stop recognising testing laboratories, telecoms certification bodies and accreditation organisations in China and in other economies that lack a “mutual recognition agreement” or comparable...

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