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US revokes some export licences for firms supplying China's Huawei
WASHINGTON — The US on Tuesday (May 7) said it revoked some licences that allow companies to ship goods, such as chips, to sanctioned Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies. Some companies were notified on Tuesday that their
Some companies were notified on Tuesday that their licences were revoked effective immediately, according to one person familiar with the matter.
The move comes after the release last month of Huawei's first AI-enabled laptop, the MateBook X Pro powered by Intel's new Core Ultra 9 processor.
The laptop launch drew fire from Republican lawmakers, who said it suggested to them that the Commerce Department had given the green light to Intel to sell the chip to Huawei.
"We have revoked certain licences for exports to Huawei," the Commerce Department said in a statement, declining to specify which ones it had withdrawn.
The move, first reported by Reuters, comes after concerted pressure by Republican China hawks in Congress who have been urging the Biden administration to take tougher action to thwart Huawei.
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