BloombergUS Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said new rules are coming soon that will put more limits on US companies supplying China’s telecommunications leader Huawei Technologies Co (華為). However, some US suppliers worked around the rules to continue sending some crucial electronic components to Huawei. A Commerce Department spokesman said the department will make an announcement when it is ready. Ross said the ultimate US objective is not to cut Huawei off from all US supplies, but instead to protect national security. Some US companies have kept selling to Huawei by citing rules that limit the US government’s ability to restrict exports.

Source: Taipei Times January 24, 2020 15:56 UTC