A senior US official this week told the Commerce Department's enforcement staff that China's Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after US President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on selling to the firm. In May, the company was added to the so-called Entity List, which bans American firms from selling to it without special permission, as punishment for actions against US national security interests. But Trump's comments also spawned confusion among industry players and government officials struggling to understand what Huawei policy he had unveiled. All such applications should be considered on merit and flagged with language noting that "This party is on the Entity List. It is unclear when Commerce will provide its enforcement staff with additional guidance, based on Trump's promises, and how that might alter the likelihood of obtaining licenses.

Source: dna July 03, 2019 02:43 UTC