Trump: US Won’t Do Business with Huawei on Security Grounds, Regardless of Any Trade Deal

President Trump says the US will not do business with Huawei over national security issues, regardless of any trade deal it strikes with China. He said that some small parts of Huawei’s business with US companies could be exempt from a larger ban, although doing that would also be a “very complicated” process.

Earlier some news outlets reported that the Commerce Department may decide to extend Huawei’s “temporary general license” for another three months, allowing the Chinese telecoms firm to buy supplies from American companies to serve its existing customers. National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow confirmed that the Commerce Department was planning to extend the Huawei’s licence for another 90 days as a gesture of “good faith.”