The US government's latest attempt to curb Chinese telecom and tech companies will have limited impact on their business, but the move once again shows that Washington is abusing the scope of national security, experts said on Monday.
The comments came after the US Federal Communications Commission on Friday said it would ban the import of more equipment from a group of Chinese manufacturers.
The move expands an FCC ban imposed in 2022 on new models of telecommunications and video surveillance equipment made by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua, citing alleged US national security risks.
Bai Ming, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation, said the US government has been abusing the national security concept to contain the rise of Chinese tech companies.
It is mixing politics with normal business cooperation, and such practices will ultimately harm the rights and interests of US consumers, Bai said.
