A paper ban, millions of Chinese electronics products are forced off the shelf, and well-known Chinese electronics companies such as Huawei ZTE are all on the list, do not dare to directly impose tariffs, and Trump will offer new means of retaliation?
According to Observer.com, on October 10, local time, the US Federal Communications Commission forced the removal of millions of Chinese electronic products from the US e-commerce platform on the grounds of "national security risks". The U.S. side informed businesses not to sell camera equipment that allows China to "monitor Americans".
This practice is magical. Reuters reported that Carl, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission of the United States, said in an interview that these are "prohibited" Chinese electronic products.They may be on the U.S. list of prohibited devices and may not be licensed by the agency, and many Chinese brands are involved, including Huawei, ZTE, Huawei and other cameras and smartwatches.
Carl announced that it would step up further efforts, and the agency also issued an announcement telling companies to avoid these products, which Carl said could pose a threat to the national security of the United States.Huawei watches are no longer available on Amazon.
It is worth noting that Huawei, ZTE and other companies appeared on the Federal Communications Commission's list as early as July this year, which covers almost several important electronics companies in China. Now that the agency has finally begun to enforce the ban, it is hard not to be seen as retaliation against China.
Moreover, the agency has new plans to be implemented this month. In the vote on October 28th, the agency will seek to ban equipment that uses parts in the "coverage list", and may even ban the sale of equipment that has been previously authorized by the agency. This is obviously an attack on Chinese goods.
The excuse used by the United States remains that “Chinese products could threaten U.S. national security,” but in U.S. history, the U.S. government and U.S. companies are the ones who really “monitor the Americans.”
Snowden exposed a mass surveillance in the United States in 2013. The U.S. National Security Agency has partnered with major U.S. technology companies such as Google, Apple and Microsoft to obtain data from foreign users and U.S. citizens.。
But the final leaked documents show that some American communications are also collected, especially cross-border communications. For example, if an American communicates with people or organizations outside the United States, it will be monitored. Under pressure, the U.S. government finally acknowledged the existence of the project, but insisted it was "subject to judicial supervision".
The FBI has also admitted in several reports that it has "misused" or "excessively interrogated" American citizens in its work, which is to say, it has been criticized by Congress.
In 2020, the US media "Wall Street Journal" disclosed that branches of the US Department of Homeland Security had purchased thousands of mobile phone positioning data to analyze and identify "devices of interest" and trajectory patterns. This approach bypasses the traditional search warrant mechanism, but it has obviously touched the boundary of legality and policy.
Some analysts pointed out that its branches began buying mobile phone location data since 2017, saying that the data was used for surveys or arrests at the border.
Border governance and immigration control were the policy focus of the Trump administration at the time, strengthening surveillance, building border walls, harsh immigration law enforcement are all actions led by the Trump administration, and this is consistent with the direction of buying data to strengthen border control, not excluding the Trump administration is actually aware of this matter.
Looking forward, in the 20th century, the U.S. government has seen more surveillance of the people, and even more black scandals involving people’s experiments. The Trump administration now says that Chinese products will help China monitor Americans, this claim is entirely blackmailing China.。
Trump's saying that it is protecting the security of the United States is obviously an excuse. He knows that he can't impose tariffs directly on China, but he can do some small moves. Removing Chinese goods from the shelves is the United States creating new bargaining chips. This bargaining chip may not work. China has indicated that it is unwilling to fight, but it is not afraid of fighting. Since the United States insists on going its own way, it is no wonder that China continues to take countermeasures.