The US Ban on Huawei Is Causing a Global Mess

The US Ban on Huawei Is Causing a Global Mess

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/9kxd9z/the-us-ban-on-huawei-is-causing-a-global-mess

The US ban on Chinese electronics manufacturer Huawei is having ripple effects that are making an even bigger mess of the entangled rat king that is the global tech industry.

The US Commerce Department put Huawei on the “Entity List,” which is essentially a trade blacklist, last week due to national security concerns. Though the supply ban originates in the US, companies including chipmakers and telecoms based in Europe and Japan are falling in line, and the ripple effects are being felt all over the world. Here’s a summary of some of the fallout from the ban so far: