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posted by martyb on Sunday June 30 2019, @08:42PM   Printer-friendly
from the speak-loudly-and-swing-a-big-stick dept.

Trump reversed course on Huawei. What happens now?

Six weeks after Huawei was blacklisted by the US government, President Donald Trump had what the Chinese telecom firm described as a "U-turn." Trump said Saturday that "US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei," allowing the transactions won't present a "great, national emergency problem."

Trump's comments at the G20 in Japan came after a widely anticipated meeting with Chinese President Xi Jingping. The two sides met to discuss the impasse in the trade dispute, and Huawei, one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world, has become a flash point in the battle.

In May, the US Commerce Department banned sales of American-made goods to Huawei without first obtaining a license. US officials have accused the company of working to undermine US national security and foreign policy interests. Trump said Huawei was still part of the ongoing trade discussions between Washington and Beijing, but for now, he would move to resume allowing US companies to sell parts to the Chinese firm.

Also at Android Authority and Business Insider:

President Trump has said US firms can continue selling to Huawei, apparently contradicting a Commerce Department trade blacklist on the Chinese tech firm.

See also: A China-U.S. Trade Truce Could Enshrine a Global Economic Shift

Previously: New Law Bans U.S. Government from Buying Equipment from Chinese Telecom Giants ZTE and Huawei
Huawei Working on its Own OS to Prepare for "Worst-Case Scenario" of Being Deprived of Android
Google Pulls Huawei's Android License
The Huawei Disaster Reveals Google's Iron Grip On Android
Huawei Calls on U.S. to Adjust its Approach to Tackle Cybersecurity Effectively
Google Doesn't Want Huawei Ban Because It Would Result in an Android Competitor
Huawei Soldiers on, Announces Nova 5 and Kirin 810

Related: U.S. Reaches Deal to Keep China's ZTE in Business: Congressional Aide
US Hits China's ZTE with $1 Billion Penalty


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 01 2019, @01:09PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 01 2019, @01:09PM (#861903)

    If I wear my 'america loves to snoop' glasses, I'd suspect this is about Android and the fear of a real alternative coming from Huawei. I think it's already too late. They'll build their own. With blackjack and hookers.

  • (Score: 2) by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us on Monday July 01 2019, @03:54PM

    by All Your Lawn Are Belong To Us (6553) on Monday July 01 2019, @03:54PM (#861996) Journal

    Wow, then forget about the phone OS!

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