INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The US government has extended its Huawei ban to 46 more affiliates, dashing the company's hopes that it would be lifted
Instead, the temporary license allowing Huawei to procure American parts for existing products has been extended another 90 days.Huawei
didn't mince words with its response:"It's clear that this decision, made at this particular time, is politically motivated and has
nothing to do with national security," the Chinese company said in a statement sent to the press
"Attempts to suppress Huawei's business won't help the United States achieve technological leadership."Those 46 Huawei affiliates have
been added to the US government's Entity List, which restricts business they can do in the US
But the point of the 90-day license extension isn't to spend more time mulling over whether to lift the ban - it's reportedly to give US
statement, according to The New York Times.When the 90-day reprieve was first announced in July, it was seen as a potentially promising move
for a company drawn into Trump's trade conflict with China
While the Chinese company's phones have gotten renewed access to Android content and security updates, it's anybody's guess if and
when that could be rescinded should the ban progress.If not, Huawei has been developing HarmonyOS, the cross-platform operating system (much
finally revealed at Huawei Developer Conference in late July - and it's coming first on the Honor Vision smart TV
There's no official word on when it will be ready to deploy on phones, tablets, or other devices.
