Cordell Hull, a high-ranking official at the U.S. Department of Commerce who helped craft U.S. policies on exports to China, said he was leaving in early December. Hull led the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the past year as it further cut off supplies to Huawei Technologies, the telecommunications equipment maker that was put on a U.S. trade blacklist last year over national security and foreign policy concerns. "I'm proud of what we've been able to achieve on important national security issues," Hull, acting undersecretary for industry and security, said in an interview. This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Subscribe to Mint Newsletters * Enter a valid email * Thank you for subscribing to our newsletter.

Source: Mint November 18, 2020 23:37 UTC