Trump Moves to Curb Huawei as Trade War With China Escalates

Battle intensifies over control of 5G technology networks
Order declares national emergency but doesn’t name countries

Sen. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican, discusses the hearing on the development of 5G, and the U.S.-China trade spat.(Source: Bloomberg)

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By Margaret Talev, Todd Shields, and Shawn Donnan

May 15, 2019 at 8:45 PM UTC

Updated on

May 16, 2019 at 5:08 AM UTC

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Donald Trump ratcheted up his battle with China for dominance of 5G technology networks, moving to curb Huawei Technologies Co.’s access to the U.S. market and American suppliers.

The U.S. president signed an order Wednesday that’s expected to restrict Huawei and fellow Chinese telecommunications company ZTE Corp. from selling their equipment in the U.S. Shortly afterward, the Department of Commerce said it had put Huawei on a blacklist that could forbid it from doing business with American companies.