China Slams US Ban on Foreign-Made Robots, Threatens to Retaliate
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced a ban on foreign-made advanced robots and power inverters, citing national security concerns. China’s Ministry of Commerce warned it will take countermeasures, arguing the ban unfairly targets Chinese products and harms trade relations. Both sides have drawn support from domestic industry groups, with U.S. firms backing the restriction and Chinese officials condemning it as discriminatory.
- ▪The FCC’s ban applies to all non‑U.S. suppliers of advanced robotics and power inverters, not solely to China.
- ▪China’s Ministry of Commerce said it will take resolute countermeasures if the ban continues, claiming it harms legitimate trade interests.
- ▪Chinese officials argue the ban is a non‑discriminatory measure that actually suppresses Chinese industries.
- ▪U.S. industry groups and lawmakers support the ban, citing national security and the need for domestic technological leadership.
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The Chinese government is threatening to retaliate against the US for banning foreign-made advanced robots and power inverters since China is a significant supplier of both. “If the US persists in this action, then China will take resolute countermeasures to safeguard our legitimate rights and interests,” a spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday, translated from Chinese. The FCC's ban, prompted by two "National Security Determinations" from the White House, doesn’t explicitly target China but rather all non-US suppliers, citing the threat that foreign-made robotics and power inverters could be weaponized to disrupt or spy on the US.
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