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Huawei gets 90-day relief from US restrictions

Karen Freifeld and David Shepardson, Reuters
Posted at May 21 08:40 AM

The new authorization is intended to give telecommunications providers that rely on Huawei equipment time to make other arrangements, US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a statement. Read more »

'Iron Curtain' rises as Huawei loses Google in new tech cold war

Li Yuan, The New York Times
Posted at May 21 08:02 AM

If China and the United States have begun a technological Cold War, then the Huawei order can best be seen as the beginnings of a digital Iron Curtain. Read more »

World stocks slide as worries about Huawei fallout mount

Herbert Lash, Reuters
Posted at May 21 07:47 AM

Asian shares managed to reverse some of last week's losses after Washington said it would lift tariffs in North America, but fresh Chinese trade comments sank that sentiment.   Read more »

US tech firms to take hit from Huawei sanctions

Rob Lever, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 06:44 AM

The tough sanctions imposed on Huawei by President Donald Trump could deal a blow to the many US firms that make up the Chinese tech giant's supply chain.   Read more »

Huawei ban a salvo in widening US-China standoff

Shaun Tandon, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 06:42 AM

In effectively banning tech giant Huawei, President Donald Trump has fired a new salvo against China as the United States increasingly sees confrontation as the best way to curb the rising power.  Read more »

Face ID firm Lumentum follows Google with Huawei ban

Paul Sandle, Reuters
Posted at May 21 01:30 AM

LONDON - Apple Face ID parts supplier Lumentum Holdings Inc followed Google on Monday in clamping down on the business it does with Huawei Technologies , after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed a ban on the Chinese firm on national security grounds. Read more »

Huawei devices on Globe, PLDT, Smart unaffected by trade woes, telcos say

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 20 08:04 PM

Globe Telecom and PLDT assured their subscribers on Monday that their services and Huawei devices would not be affected by the US trade ban on the Chinese telecoms giant. Read more »

Huawei to support its devices after Google Android bar

Reuters
Updated as of May 20 08:33 PM

Huawei said it would continue to provide security updates and services for its smartphones and tablets after Google said it would comply with an order barring the Chinese company from updates to its Android operating system. Read more »

Huawei owner? Google says services to 'keep functioning' on existing devices

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 03:59 PM

The Trump administration on Thursday added Huawei to a trade blacklist, immediately enacting restrictions that will make it difficult for the company to do business with US counterparts. Read more »

Google suspends some business with Huawei after Trump blacklist: source

Angela Moon, Reuters
Updated as of May 20 11:59 AM

Users of existing Huawei devices who have access to the Google Play Store will still be able to download app updates provided by Google, according to the Reuters source. Read more »

China formally arrests two Canadians on state secrets charges

Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at May 17 02:06 PM

BEIJING - Chinese authorities have formally arrested on state secrets charges two Canadians detained last year, the government said on Thursday, drawing condemnation from Canada in a case that is likely to further increase tension between Ottawa and Beijing. Read more »

Huawei becomes flashpoint in China-US economic showdown

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 17 08:31 AM

the spat over Huawei added to the uncertainty over negotiations between Washington and Beijing to end a bruising trade war, after the two sides exchanged fire with tariff hikes in recent days. Read more »

Blacklist mess: Huawei's $105-B business at stake after US broadside

Sijia Jiang and Michael Martina, Reuters
Posted at May 16 09:38 PM

The latest US broadside against Huawei that puts the Chinese firm on an exports blacklist threatens to rattle the global tech supply chain, linked closely to the $105 billion business of the world's top supplier of telecoms network equipment. Read more »

China warns US against 'harm' to trade ties over Huawei ban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 16 07:49 PM

China warned the United States on Thursday against further harming trade ties after President Donald Trump effectively barred Chinese telecom giant Huawei from the US market and put it on a blacklist. Read more »

Trump bans foreign telecom gear, targeting Huawei

Cecilia Kang and David E. Sanger, The New York Times
Posted at May 16 07:48 AM

Trump issued an executive order instructing the commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, to ban transactions “posing an unacceptable risk” but did not single out any nation or company. Read more »

Huawei willing to sign 'no-spy' pacts with governments: chairman

Paul Sandle, Reuters
Posted at May 15 07:49 AM

Washington has told allies not to use Huawei's technology to build new 5G networks because of worries it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying, an accusation the company has denied. Read more »

Britain downplays Huawei threat to US intelligence sharing

Reuters
Posted at May 15 12:54 AM

LONDON - Britain would never take a decision on Huawei and 5G that would threaten its intelligence sharing alliance with the United States but it also does not want a new Cold War with China, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday. Read more »

Huawei is not controlled by China, executive says

Reuters
Posted at May 14 05:11 PM

The United States has told allies not to use Huawei's technology to build new 5G telecommunications networks because of concerns it could be a vehicle for Chinese spying, an accusation the firm has denied. Read more »

From 5G to AI: High-tech supremacy at stake in US-China trade war

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 01:02 PM

The United States has long been the world's high-tech champion, although China has made major strides and even taken the lead in some sectors. Read more »

US blocks China Mobile, citing national security

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 10 05:55 AM

WASHINGTON, United States - US regulators on Thursday denied a request by China Mobile to operate in the US market and provide international telecommunications services, saying links to the Chinese government pose a national security risk. Read more »