US telecoms regulator chief says curbs on Chinese tech imports aim to spur production, counter security risks

WASHINGTON, Aug 6 : The chair of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, said on Thursday that restrictions on imports of Chinese robots and power inverters are aimed at quickly spurring U.S. production and addressing national security risks.The FCC, which regulates U.S. telecommunications, has banned new models of foreign drones, routers, robots and power inverters since December, granting waivers to non-Chinese suppliers while effectively shutting out Chinese manufacturers."We're telling people that now is the time to onshore a lot of the investment and develop it into what could be critical elements of our national security," Carr said, adding, "We don't want to be in a situation five years from now where you've got many thousands or millions of these types of devices