Exclusive: Rick Scott’s Bill Targets China’s ‘Six Little Dragons’ Tech Firms over Spy-Tech Risks

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) is introducing legislation Wednesday that would require an appropriate national security agency to determine if communications equipment or services tied to several fast-rising Chinese technology companies pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons, with an affirmative finding — or failure to complete the review on time — resulting in placement on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) covered list.

The FCC covered list is a published list of high-risk communications equipment and services, which was established under the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 in order to monitor their status and limit their use.

Scott’s Blocking CCP Spy Tech Act of 2026, introduced with Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), focuses on a group of Hangzhou, China-based technology firms known as the “Six Little Dragons”: Game Science, DeepSeek, Unitree Robotics, DEEP Robotics, BrainCo, and Manycore Tech. The legislation would