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US restrictions on Chinese telecommunications and data center hardware

The developments in this story so far, most recent first.

  1. Development

    FCC considers ban on Chinese optical transceivers for data centers

  2. · date approximate Background

    The US FCC announced a ban on China's advanced humanoid robots.

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  3. · date approximate Background

    Zhongji Innolight was added to the Pentagon's list of alleged Chinese military-backed companies.

    In June, the Pentagon added Zhongji Innolight to its list of companies alleged to be backed by the Chinese military.

    The company currently controls 27% of the global optical transceiver market, with over 90 percent of its revenue generated outside of China.

  4. · date approximate Background

    The US FCC enacted a ban on foreign-manufactured routers.

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  5. · date approximate Background

    The US applied a ban on foreign-made drones.

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