US communications regulator to create council to counter China technology threats
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The Federal Commission is creating a National Security Council, which protects the United States against Chinese cyber attacks and helps China remain ahead of critical intelligence.
Brendan Stone, New FCC: The chair said that it establishes the Council to assume the focus of the agency “persistent and constant threat of foreign opponents, particularly the Chinese Communist Party.”
“These bad actors are always studying our networks, devices and technology’s violation. It is more important than ever, that FCC remains vigilant and protects Americans and American companies from these threats, “he said.
He added that the commission regulates the passages that the commission regulates, “It is important that FCC’s national security efforts are based on various FCC organizations.”
Carr said that the council would have a number of goals, including the enemy of spying and control supporting the sensor states.
He added that he will also try to ensure that the United States “wins the strategic competition Shirt Critical Tech, including 5G Õ¥Ö‚ 6G, AI, Satellites and Space, Quantum Counting and Autonomous Systems.
The council will be guided by lawyer Adam Chan, who previously worked for the House Committee of Representatives, which was established by Congress in 2023 on Beijing’s security threats.
While FCC traditionally focused on the settlement of telecommunications suppliers, its role has expanded, as the struggle between Washington and Beijing intensified.
The commission has jurisdiction, as large-scale sub-clauses in the regulations of perfect specific communication cables, where the United States has worried the growth of national security threats from China.
It is expected to be in the center of the early spotlight Salt typhoon, The Chinese attack on US telecommunications networks, which allowed hackers to target the unacceptable phone calls, that the US National Security Adviser Jake Sulivan was “unique” in terms of its pure scale.
FCC is one of several agencies involved in Telecommunications companies, strengthen their networks and stop invasions.
The establishment of the Council is the recent US government’s efforts to provide a complete and focused approach from China on a wide range of threats from different agencies.
In 2021, the CIA created the China Mission Center, focusing on Beijing. The State Department created such a structure known as “China House.” In the trade department, the Bureau of Industry and the Security Strengthened Efforts to make it difficult for China to obtain critical technology in the United States, particularly in the AI ​​and chips.
The new board is expected to change the FCC focus on individual Chinese entities to a more sectoral approach. Some critics of US efforts to resolve threats from Beijing pointed out the reptiles that allowed it to bypass punitive actions, such as the Chinese group, which changes its name.
“This council shows how the chair will raise the China agenda under its leadership and envies the FCC, which has become BIS,” BI “.
Sites say the council counterbalance China in less traditional areas such as cloud, AI data centers, drones, connected vehicles, and the consumer electronics.
The Chinese Embassy did not respond to the comment request.