Trump Administration Cuts Huawei Supply Chain

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Before the President’s departure, his administration has taken one last swing at Huawei.

Chinese telecom company Huawei has long been a target of the administration of President Donald Trump, which repeatedly named the company a risk to American security during the trade war with China. In 2019, Trump declared the matter a national emergency, placing Huawei on an “entity list” that would prevent them from doing any business with US companies without strict government oversight. Though the current administration is ending this week, they have thrown one last dart at Huawei on their way out.


According to a report from Reuters released over the weekend, the Trump administration has informed multiple suppliers of electronic parts and materials that they would no longer be permitted to sell their wares to Huawei. Affected companies include Intel, Kioxia, and multiple other companies that are all set to have their licenses revoked in the next few days. No supplier spokespeople have currently commented on the matter.

According to a source from the Semiconductor Industry Association, the Commerce Department had issued “intents to deny a significant number of license requests for exports to Huawei and a revocation of at least one previously issued license.”

Any company that received one of these notices will have 20 days to formally respond. If they do, the Commerce Department will then have 45 days to advise of any changes in policy. Following that, the companies would have another 45 days to appeal once again.

This final act against Huawei by the US government follows other moves against the company made by other governments around the world. One of the most prolific examples occurred late last year when the British government announced that no new Huawei 5G purchases would be permitted after 2020, and that all Huawei equipment would be removed from their networks in the next six years.

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