US Moves Ahead to Ban Agencies From Buying Huawei, ZTE Technology

US Moves Ahead to Ban Agencies From Buying Huawei, ZTE Technology
People visit a Huawei stand during the Mobile World Congress introducing next-generation technology at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre(SNIEC) in Shanghai on June 26, 2019. Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images
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The U.S. agency responsible for government contracts on Wednesday released an interim rule for a ban on federal purchases of telecommunications equipment from five Chinese companies, including Huawei.

The ban is part of a broad U.S. push against Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, the world’s largest telecommunications network gear maker, which Washington accuses of espionage and stealing intellectual property.