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Trump Move To Ease Huawei Sanctions Sparks Anger And Confusion

The US trade agreement with China easing sanctions on Huawei has prompted a backlash from lawmakers over national security concerns amid confusion over how the deal may affect the Chinese tech giant.

In the weekend agreement with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump suggested a potentially softer position on Huawei, a sticking point in the trade war.

White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Sunday that there’s “a good chance” the deal will open the door to “new licences” allowing more exports to the Chinese firm suspected of working with Beijing’s intelligence services to facilitate spying — a charge that the world’s number two smartphone supplier denies.

In June the US government added Huawei to an “entity list” of companies barred from receiving US-made components without permission from Washington.

Some lawmakers accused Trump of selling out on national security.

“If President Trump has in fact bargained away the recent restrictions on #Huawei, then we will have to get those restrictions put back in place through legislation,” Republican senator Marco Rubio tweeted.

Democratic senator Chuck Schumer echoed those remarks, tweeting that “Huawei is one of (the) few potent levers we have to make China play fair on trade”.―Business Day

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