US retailers pull millions of banned Chinese tech

THE CHAIR OF the Federal Communications Commission said on Friday that major US online retail websites have removed several million listings for prohibited Chinese electronics as part of a crackdown by the agency.

- REUTERS

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said in an interview that the items removed are either on a US list of barred equipment or were not authorised by the agency, including items like home security cameras and smart watches from companies including Huawei, Hangzhou Hikvision, ZTEand Dahua Technology Company.