Tensions have flared between the US and China after the Biden administration announced plans to take executive action against the Chinese technology industry, this time with Huawei Technologies in its sights.
The US is looking at cutting the Chinese tech giant off from all its American suppliers, including heavyweights Intel and Qualcomm, as the government continues to crack down on China’s tech sector.
For the past four years, sales from US companies to Huawei have been limited, ever since the former president, Donald Trump, added the Shenzhen-based company to the so-called “entity list” over national security concerns. This meant that American suppliers needed government approval just to sell to Huawei.
But now, some members of the Biden Administration are pushing for an all-out ban on sales to Huawei.