WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is likely to back new U.S. restrictions on Huawei Technologies, reversing earlier opposition to a proposal meant to further crack down on exports to the blacklisted Chinese company, a person briefed on the matter told Reuters on Wednesday.
FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: The Huawei logo is seen on a communications device in London, Britain, January 28, 2020. REUTERS/Toby Melville
The reversal would make it harder for U.S. companies to get around the effective ban on exports to Huawei, the world’s second-largest smartphone maker.
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently called Defense Secretary Mark Esper to discuss the issue and a meeting on it is expected next week, the source said. A higher-level meeting will take place on Feb. 28, when U.S. officials will discuss further curbing technology exports to China and Huawei.
The Commerce Department said Wednesday it “continuously reviews and updates export controls to address the challenges of…
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