Amidst the US’s escalating trade war with China, US President Donald Trump has suggested the block on Huawei buying US tech could be solved in a trade deal.
The US government put Huawei on an “Entities List,” which bans US firms from sharing technology and software with the Chinese firm due to the alleged security threat the firm poses to the US.
The ban followed a breakdown in trade talks between the two superpowers and the ratcheting up on both sides of import tariffs. Since then, chip designer ARM cut its licensing agreement with Huawei, the world’s second largest phone maker behind Samsung.
