Late last year, Chinese electronics maker Huawei sold its budget mobile brand Honor.
What problems…
According to the source, last week officialsfour federal agencies voted to place the company on the Commerce Department's blacklist of entities. Being on this list will not allow Honor to work with American companies. According to reports, the votes were evenly divided. Officials at the Pentagon and the Energy Department reportedly favored the company's inclusion on the list, while their counterparts at the Commerce and State Departments – No.
Due to the stalemate, political appointees to these agencies must decide what to do. If they fail to make a decision, the issue could land on President Joe Biden's table.
…and prospects
Ultimately, those who prove that Honorshould be on the “prohibited” list organizations, it will be difficult to convince their colleagues that the company poses a threat to US national security. Unlike its former parent, Honor does not sell telecom equipment to carriers. This means it is not involved in building 5G networks, which were the cornerstone of the decision to include Huawei on the ill-fated list. Moreover, Honor products are not even sold in the US.
Source: washingtonpost
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