The 5G ban went into effect this week. The company requested not to be named since it was discussing nonpublic communications. The rules make the export of components such as semiconductors, antennas, and batteries for Huawei 5G devices, making the ban more universal among licensees.
The US people are familiar with the move, the administration has told some suppliers to China’s Huawei Technologies Co. of stricter restrictions on previously approved export licenses, banning goods for use in or with 5G devices.
Some companies had previously issued licenses that permitted them to continue shipping components to Huawei, which the Chinese company could then use in 5G equipment, while others were still subject to more stringent restrictions.
Companies had protested about unclear regulations after former President Donald Trump’s administration added Huawei to the Entity List, forcing the US companies to obtain government licenses if they want to sell American technology and intellectual property to the Chinese telecom giant. The organization was considered a national-security threat by the US officials.
In an emailed response, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security, which oversees the Entity List, said it couldn’t comment on “relevant export licensing issues.” To protect the US national security and foreign policy interests, the bureau said it “works with its interagency partners to implement consistently the licensing policies set out in the Export Administration Regulations.”
Next week in Alaska, the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will meet with Chinese counterparts. It will be the highest-level face-to-face meeting between the two sides since President Joe Biden’s inauguration in January.
