Reuters: Trump administration asks Intel and other companies to stop supplying Huawei

Reuters: Trump administration asks Intel and other companies to stop supplying Huawei

Announced by the World Wide Web, the final blow to Huawei during the tenure? Reuters: Trump administration asks Intel and other companies to stop supplying Huawei

Global Network Reporter Hou Jiaxin] The Trump administration’s term of office has three days to end. Reuters’ exclusive report on the 18th quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that the Trump administration has notified several Huawei suppliers, including chip manufacturer Intel. , Said it will revoke certain licenses to sell products to the Chinese company and intends to reject dozens of other applications to supply the telecommunications company.

Reuters believes that this action may be the last action against Huawei during Trump’s administration, and this is the latest action in a long-term effort to weaken the world’s largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer. The Trump administration has always claimed that Huawei is a threat to US national security and foreign policy interests. The report noted that these notices were issued when the Trump administration took a series of actions against China in the last few days. US President-elect Biden will be sworn in on January 20 local time. In response, the report stated that an Intel spokesperson did not immediately comment. A spokesperson for the US Department of Commerce did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In addition, in an email documenting these actions seen by Reuters, the Semiconductor Industry Association (Semiconductor Industry Association) stated on January 15 local time that the U.S. Department of Commerce “plans to reject a batch of licenses to export products to Huawei. Application and revoke at least one of the previously issued licenses,” the person who asked not to be named said, the number of revocations was more than once. According to the report, the e-mail said that these actions involved “a wide range of” products in the semiconductor industry and asked whether the company received a notification. The email mentioned that companies have been waiting “months” for these licensing decisions, and that dealing with this issue is a challenge with less than a week left in the Trump administration. A spokesperson for the American Semiconductor Industry Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment. China has responded to the US’s continued suppression of Chinese companies such as Huawei. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated on January 14 that China’s position on relevant issues is consistent and clear. The Chinese government has always encouraged Chinese enterprises to carry out foreign economic cooperation in accordance with market principles, international rules, and laws and regulations. What we are opposed to is the politicization of economic and trade issues, the abuse of national power, the generalization of national security concepts, and the unprovoked suppression of foreign companies. The United States should earnestly respect the principles of market economy and fair competition, abide by international economic and trade rules, and provide an open, fair, just, and non-discriminatory business environment for companies from various countries, including Chinese companies, to invest and operate in the United States.