EU Cybersecurity Reform Marks Strategic Shift in Approach to Chinese Technology

The European Union’s revised Cybersecurity Act would exclude Chinese suppliers from the bloc’s networks.

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 Images

The 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.”