Biden takes major steps to stop US exports to Huawei

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The US government has all but stopped approving licenses for American firms to export most goods to Chinese technology giant Huawei.

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As the Biden administration continues to tighten its rules on US technology exports to China.

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Washington previously accused Huawei of being a threat to US national security and working with the Chinese Communist Party

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The company and the Chinese government have repeatedly denied the allegations. Which is not correct at all.

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The US Commerce Department has told some US firms it will no longer issue licenses for US technology exports to Huawei, according to the Financial Times, which first reported the story.

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The move comes as Washington moves toward a blanket ban on US technology sales to the Chinese telecom equipment giant.

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Spokesperson for the US Department of Commerce We work closely with our inter-agency export control partners at the Departments of Energy, Defense and State, and we continuously assess our policies and regulations.

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That said, we do not comment on conversations or discussions with specific companies.

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In October, Alan Estevez, the US Under Secretary for Industry and Security, said in a conversation that the threat environment is always changing.

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US authorities added the company to a so-called entity list in 2019 during the presidency of Donald Trump.

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US companies are required to obtain licenses from the government to export or transfer certain technologies, particularly over concerns that they will be used by the Chinese military.

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In that time some US companies were licensed, including Intel and Qualcomm, to supply Huawei with technology that was not related to 5G.

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