US Considering Total Huawei Ban

The US government is considering fully enforcing a ban on domestic companies selling to Huawei, according to media reports. The US continues to clamp down on dealings with Chinese businesses due to national security concerns.

Politicians are reportedly pressing the office of US President Joe Biden to revoke a licensing scheme that companies including Qualcomm and Intel used to continue shipping some products to Huawei after it was placed on a list of banned companies. Huawei has long denied the US government's claims its telecoms equipment could be used for espionage by China.

US officials were at an early stage in talks over Huawei, with any decision potentially to be made in May, around the fourth anniversary of the vendor’s original ban, Bloomberg wrote. The news agency reported AMD and Intel hold licenses to supply processors for Huawei laptop PCs, with Qualcomm providing smartphone processors and modems.