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US gives Huawei 90 day reprieve on ban: Ross
WASHINGTON, Aug 19, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Chinese telecom giant Huawei has been
given a 90-day reprieve on the ban from buying US technology, Commerce
Secretary Wilbur Ross said Monday.
“There’s another 90 days for the US telecom companies, some of the rural
companies are dependent on Huawei,” Ross said on Fox Business Network. “We
are giving them more time to wean themselves off.”
The new deadline for implementing the ban is November 19, he said.
The ban is part of a sweeping effort by President Donald Trump’s
administration to restrict Huawei, which officials claim has links to Chinese
intelligence that makes it a security threat.
BSS/AFP/FI/ 1905 hrs