Trump Admin Revokes, Rejects Huawei-Related Licenses, Report Says
The Trump administration told a number of Huawei suppliers that it planned to revoke their licenses to sell to the company and planned to reject “dozens” of other Huawei-related license applications, according to a Jan. 17 Reuters report. The actions…
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impacted licenses used by Intel, Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Corp and others, the report said. Reuters said the action was taken as about 150 licenses were pending for $120 billion worth of goods and technology, which have been held up due to interagency disagreements. Another $280 billion in license applications have yet to be processed but are “likely” to be denied, the report said. The Commerce Department rejected a “flurry” of Huawei-related license applications last week, and an agency official said the pandemic has contributed to adjudication delays and a backlog of applications (see 2101150062). A Bureau of Industry and Security spokesperson said the agency continues to work with interagency partners to “apply consistently the licensing policies articulated” in the Export Administration Regulations “in a manner that protects U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.”