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US plays 'final card' to block supply to Huawei, forces China to retaliate: analyst

2020-08-18 09:17:25       source:Global Times

August 18, 2020


The US government on Monday played what Chinese analysts are calling its "final card" by further restricting Huawei's semiconductor chip supplies - a move that the analysts say warrants concrete retaliation from China. 

A source close to the government said in May that China was ready to retaliate against the US by targeting US firms like Apple, Qualcomm and Boeing, if the US government moves to cut off chip supplies to Huawei.  

The US Department of Commerce announced that it would expand existing restrictions by preventing Huawei from acquiring chips made outside the US but developed or produced with US software or technology. It also added another 38 Huawei affiliates in 21 countries to its Entity List. 


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