https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-spying-huawei-tech/white-house-dismisses-idea-of-u-s-buying-nokia-ericsson-to-challenge-huawei-idUSKBN2012A5

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Friday and the top White House economic adviser dismissed an unusual suggestion from U.S. Attorney General William Barr that the United States consider taking control of two major foreign rivals of China-based Huawei Technologies Co Ltd.