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The US government says it has revoked some licences that allowed US chip makers to export certain goods to Chinese technology giant Huawei.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Department of Commerce did not specify which permits were cancelled but the move follows Huawei’s release of an AI-enabled computer powered by a chip created by Intel.<\/p>\n
American chip maker Intel declined to comment to a request for comment from BBC News. The BBC has also contacted Huawei and San Diego-based chip giant Qualcomm for responses to the announcement. <\/p>\n
Since 2019, the US has restricted technology exports, such as computer chips, to Huawei, citing alleged ties to the Chinese military.<\/p>\n
“We have revoked certain licenses for exports to Huawei,” the Commerce Department said in a statement on Tuesday, but did not give details of which permits had been withdrawn.<\/p>\n
Some US lawmakers had criticised the administration of President Joe Biden following the launch last month of Huawei’s MateBook X Pro laptop.<\/p>\n
“Make no mistake, the Biden Administration would not have taken this action if Republicans in Congress were not holding them accountable,” said Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik in a social media post.<\/p>\n
Huawei has been hit hard by US trade restrictions but more recently appeared to mount a comeback.<\/p>\n
The Chinese company has enjoyed a resurgence particularly after the launch of the Mate 60 Pro smartphone in August.<\/p>\n
In 2019, during the presidency of Donald Trump, US officials added Huawei to a so-called “entity list.”<\/p>\n
It means that US companies need to obtain a licence from the government to export or transfer some technologies, especially over concerns that they will be used by the Chinese military.<\/p>\n
However, in that time licences have been granted to some US companies, including Intel and Qualcomm, to supply Huawei with technology that was not related to 5G.<\/p>\n
The US has imposed restrictions on several Chinese technology firms in recent years, as tensions between the world’s two biggest economies intensified.<\/p>\n
Earlier this month President Biden signed a law that could ban the video app TikTok in the country unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company. TikTok filed a lawsuit on Tuesday to block the legislation.<\/p>\n
Beijing has condemned Washington’s moves against its companies, describing them as ‘economic bullying’.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n