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The Commerce Department said Wednesday that the United States has revoked some export permits to Chinese tech giant Huawei, prompting opposition from Beijing.
The move comes after Republican lawmakers last month called on President Joe Biden's administration to block all export permits to U.S. semiconductor giant Intel after the company released new laptops equipped with processors from the company. This was done in response to this.
“We continually evaluate how our regulations can best protect our national security and foreign policy interests, given the ever-changing threat and technological landscape,” a Commerce Department spokesperson said. Ta.
“While we do not comment on specific licenses, we can confirm that we have revoked certain licenses for exports to Huawei,” the spokesperson added in a statement to AFP.
Huawei has long been embroiled in a fierce technology race between Beijing and the US government, which has warned that its equipment could be used for Chinese espionage.
The company denies these claims.
Sanctions in 2019 restricting Huawei's access to U.S.-made parts dealt a major blow to the company's smartphone production and meant suppliers needed licenses before shipping to the company.
Asked about reports that the US government had revoked the licenses of some companies, a spokesperson for the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said the Chinese government “firmly opposes this.”
“China will take all necessary measures to firmly protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies,” the spokesperson added.
The recent announcement of a new Huawei computer powered by Intel technology drew heavy criticism from US Republican lawmakers.
“Licenses issued in 2020 (at least some of which are still valid) allow Huawei to work with Intel and Qualcomm to improve their “It has made it possible for the PC and smartphone sectors to survive.”
He criticized the introduction of American technology into Huawei's new products.
