EU Cybersecurity Reform Marks Strategic Shift in Approach to Chinese Technology

Chinese telecom giant Huawei’s logo displayed on a smartphone in front of a European Union flag on March 13, 2025. Nicolas Tucat/AFP via Getty ImagesThe European Commission’s proposed revision of its Cybersecurity Act, unveiled on Jan. 20 in Strasbourg, marks a turning point in its approach to Chinese technology suppliers.The draft regulation creates, for the first time, a legal framework empowering the commission to designate “third countries posing cybersecurity concerns” and to classify their suppliers as “high-risk.”