Last week saw Donald Trump quit the political stage, at least for now, after four tumultuous years and the inauguration of Joe Biden as President. However, prior to leaving office the outgoing administration notified a long list of suppliers to Huawei, including Intel, that it was revoking licenses to sell to the Chinese tech giant as well as rejecting new applications. The decision continued down a well-worn path by which the US administration has looked to weaken the company, which is seen as a serious national security threat to both the US and other western democracies. The Commerce Department said that it was simply applying licensing policies in a way that protected US national security and foreign policy interests. According to media reports the Semiconductor Industry Association said that the Commerce Department had also issued "intents to deny a significant number of license requests for exports to Huawei and a revocation of at least one previously issued license," spanning a 'broad range' of products.
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