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