On August 5, China's Ministry of Commerce announced the launch of the country's first foreign trade national security investigation into imported printing and copying equipment that use foreign software and systems, as a countermeasure against the US.
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自由亚洲电台普通话
2026-10-04 05:53 · 外国打印设备遭安全审查 中国贸易调查扩大
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中新网：商务部公告2026年第33号
2026-10-06 17:13 · 调查对象为装有外国系统软件的具有打印、复印功能的进口办公设备。外国系统软件是指由外国个人或实体开发、测试或维护的驱动软件和嵌入式软件。
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China's Ministry of Commerce launches national security investigation into imported printing and copying equipment fitted with foreign system software
2026.08.05 · Official claim
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