{
  "id": 18302834,
  "title": "The US-China tech contest has moved – to the gatekeeping product testers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/the-us-china-tech-contest-has-moved-to-the-gatekeeping-product-testers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T12:30:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3373171/us-china-tech-contest-has-moved-gatekeeping-product-testers"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US has moved the tech contest from advanced chips, AI, and telecommunications equipment to the gatekeeping product testers as part of its broader technology competition with China. On October 29, the FCC voted to stop recognising testing laboratories and certification bodies in China and other economies lacking a mutual recognition agreement with the United States, effective December 1, 2028. This move aims to address strategic dependence, regulatory control, reciprocity, and industrial policy concerns. By excluding Chinese institutions, the US hopes to redirect testing business to American laboratories and partner economies, rebuilding expertise and capacity while also leveraging access to the American market for other governments to accept reciprocal arrangements on US terms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}