US boosts sanctions for China tech giant Huawei
By DW
18 August 2020 |
3:29 pm
The Trump administration blacklisted the Chinese firm over security concerns last year. The US government has now announced further crackdowns, this time restricting the type of hardware that the tech giant can access.
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