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TRUMP ADMIN WEIGHS BAN ON CHINESE CELLULAR MODULES

INDUSTRY DESK1 MIN READ
TUE, MAY 12, 2026

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The Trump administration is internally debating a potential ban on Chinese-made cellular modules as the FCC intensifies efforts to reduce Beijing's technological footprint in US infrastructure.

FCC Chair Brendan Carr is leading a crackdown that extends beyond cellular components to include drones, routers, and other communications equipment sourced from China. The push reflects broader concerns about supply chain security and foreign surveillance risks, even as trade relations between Washington and Beijing show signs of stabilization. The deliberations signal escalating tech sector tensions. Separately, AI company Anthropic declined a request from a Chinese think tank to grant Beijing access to its Mythos model during a Singapore meeting last month, underscoring restrictions on advanced technology exports. These moves underscore the administration's focus on technological decoupling from China across critical infrastructure sectors. The FCC's regulatory measures target goods at multiple levels of the supply chain rather than limiting the restriction to finished products alone.

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