China's president will demand an end to the ban on US tech sales to Huawei as part of a broader trade agreement, reports the Wall Street Journal.
June 27, 2019
That a lifting of the ban on sales to Huawei is included in China's list of demands is not a surprise, but a broad range of US vendors and trade associations that are keen to sell to, and collaborate with, the Chinese vendor will be encouraged by news that the issue is deemed to be of such importance. US vendors want to be free to do business with Huawei if they so wish and many trade associations want the Chinese vendor to be involved in developing specifications and standards -- they fear that blocking Huawei's involvement will lead to a schism in international standards development that would slow innovation and increase R&D costs.It will also be welcome news to Huawei, even though the company's management claim the US ban is not severely disrupting its supply chain.The big question now is whether Trump and Xi will actually meet, let alone reach any agreements.What might not help China's case, though, is that Huawei has just been found guilty by a District Court in Texas of stealing intellectual property from US firm CNEX, even though the court did not award any damages, reports Reuters.It could be a make-or-break weekend for many in the telecom technology sector, both in the US and China.For more on this see:With US Firms Skirting Ban, Huawei Exec Sees Business as Usual
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