(Ng Han Guan/AP)The gloves are coming off against Chinese tech giant Huawei. Public warnings date back to a 2012 House Intelligence Committee report that urged against using equipment from Huawei or the smaller Chinese firm ZTE. Regardless, the uncertainty will encourage Huawei and other Chinese companies to seek alternative suppliers at home or anywhere else U.S. bans would not apply. The Chinese company has reportedly stockpiled several months to a year’s worth of some crucial components, anticipating this potential outcome. But the smaller optical technology company NeoPhotonics, which pulls in 47 percent of its revenue from Huawei sales, according to Reuters data, could be in particular jeopardy.

Source: Washington Post May 18, 2019 16:18 UTC