The US Department of Commerce has for the time being reinstated the recently decreed
trade ban of US companies with the Chinese group Huawei.
The relaxation of the measures is valid for a period of three months and is intended above all to ensure that the company’s Android smartphones continue to be supplied with security updates promptly. It is also intended to ensure the operation of the US infrastructure, whose mobile and Internet networks consist largely of Huawei technology.
New products are not affected by the relaxation, at least users of already sold Huawei smartphones can be sure that they will not have to fear any restrictions at least for the next 90 days. It is questionable whether the US and Chinese governments will settle the trade dispute within this period, so the trade ban could take effect again in the coming months. Huawei must therefore continue to...
