The assembly line of a Huawei Technologies mobile phone plant in Dongguan in Guangdong province on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Photo: Bloomberg
Here’s how American chip makers pressed Trump’s administration to ease US export controls for Huawei Technologies
- In multiple high-level meetings and a letter to the Commerce Department, the companies argued for targeted action against Huawei instead of the blanket ban the Trump administration imposed in May
- The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) told the Trump administration that its sanctions against Huawei will make them appear to be undependable partners, which will put them at a severe disadvantage globally
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The assembly line of a Huawei Technologies mobile phone plant in Dongguan in Guangdong province on Tuesday, January 15, 2019. Photo: Bloomberg