The Federal Communications Commission on Friday proposed to ban the import of Chinese equipment from a group of manufacturers after previously barring approvals of new models in 2022, the latest move by Washington to crack down on Chinese-made electronic gear. The FCC had in 2021 added telecommunications and video surveillance equipment made by Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision and Dahua to its so-called "Covered List" of companies posing U.S. national security risks. In November 2022, the U.S. telecoms regulator decided not to authorize the import or sale of new models from those Chinese companies.