US Prepares Crackdown on Huawei’s Global Chip Supply—Sources

US Prepares Crackdown on Huawei’s Global Chip Supply—Sources
A Huawei company logo at the Shenzhen International Airport in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China on June 17, 2019. Aly Song/Reuters
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Senior officials in the Trump administration agreed to new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to China’s Huawei Technologies, sources familiar with the matter said, as the White House ramps up criticism of China over coronavirus.

The move comes as ties between Washington and Beijing grow more strained, with both sides trading barbs over who is to blame for the spread of the disease and an escalating tit-for-tat over the expulsion of journalists from both countries.