It seems odd to me that the FCC should be doing things regarding trade and geopolitics. If they've got a need to create regulations based on technology or other matters relating to, you know, Communications, that's one thing. But trying to get a seat at the table for international diplomacy seems quite a stretch.

It's kinda like the FDA earlier this year declining to approve a covid-19 vaccine not because it was ineffective (it wasn't!) or because it was dangerous (it wasn't!) but because they thought that saying that one brand was OK for kids but the other wasn't (yet) would be confusing and send a bad "message". The FDA's job is to help us identify what pharmaceuticals are safe and effective, not to worry about messaging.