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Sources: US to Give Huawei More Time to Buy American-Made Parts

Reuters

   SINGAPORE/WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Commerce Department is expected to
   extend a reprieve given to Huawei Technologies that permits the Chinese
   firm to buy supplies from U.S. companies so that it can service
   existing customers, two sources familiar with the situation said.

   The "temporary general license" will be extended for Huawei for 90
   days, the sources said.

   Commerce initially allowed Huawei to purchase some American-made goods
   in May shortly after blacklisting the company in a move aimed at
   minimizing disruption for its customers, many of which operate networks
   in rural America.

   An extension will renew an agreement set to lapse Aug. 19, continuing
   the Chinese company's ability to maintain existing telecommunications
   networks and provide software updates to Huawei handsets.

   The situation surrounding the license, which has become a key
   bargaining chip for the United States in its trade negotiations with
   China, remains fluid and the decision to continue the Huawei reprieve
   could change ahead of the Monday deadline, the sources said.

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