China tech faces fresh scrutiny as US blacklist bill introduced, Lenovo case emerges
US lawmakers seek broader powers to restrict technology products as Lenovo faces a patent investigation
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China’s technology sector is facing fresh pressure in the United States as lawmakers seek to broaden the range of products that can be placed on a trade blacklist, while Lenovo Group has been drawn into a patent dispute involving memory devices.
The Communications and Technology Transparency Act, unveiled by the US House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, would expand the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List from “communications equipment or service” to the much broader category of “information and communications technology or service” (ICTS).
Products on the list cannot be legally imported, marketed or sold as new products in the US.
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