China’s tightening grip on radio frequencies critical for advanced technologies – from 5G networks to AI-driven weapons – threatens to eclipse US innovation and military readiness, senators and analysts warned on Wednesday, urging Congress to break a years-long stalemate over modernising America’s outdated spectrum policies.
At a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, lawmakers clashed over how to balance urgent economic priorities with national security needs as China rapidly outpaces the US in deploying next-generation wireless infrastructure.
