Global Trade & Foreign Policy Insights

Last week, Reuters reported that the Trump Administration is close to declaring that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, which would restrict them from buying a range of U.S. goods and technology.

On August 19, 2019, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released two announcements regarding Huawei, which was added to the Entity List earlier this year along with 68 associated companies. First, BIS announced that it was extending the Temporary General License (TGL) that was set to expire August 19, 2019, allowing continued maintenance activities to existing Huawei networks and devices until November 18, 2019. Second, BIS added an additional 46 Huawei-affiliated companies to the Entity List.

The U.S. government continues its push against one of the world’s largest telecommunications manufacturer, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., by issuing a ban on federal purchases from the tech giant.

The United States’ relationship with Chinese telecom giant Huawei sits on rapidly-shifting sands and seems to be a bargaining chip in the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China.