19 Aug 2020
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Huawei’s tough year may also be its last.
On Monday, the US Commerce Department announced new sanctions on the Chinese telecom giant (WSJ):
“The new rules prohibit non-U.S. companies from selling any chips made using U.S. technology to Huawei without a special license.”“The rule covers even w...
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