About 75% of devices sold in the US currently rely on Chinese lab results, and the order now enters a 30-60 day public comment period.
The agency also proposed barring testing in countries without mutual recognition agreements with Washington, forcing future products to be certified outside China before entering the US market.
Already certified devices likely avoid immediate disruption, with a two-year window before recertification, but manufacturers face higher costs and delays as US-China security tensions deepen.
With 75% of device testing now banned in China, can the world build new labs fast enough to avoid tech shortages?
Is blocking Chinese labs a real security fix, or will it just accelerate China's rise as a self-reliant tech superpower?