Trump hints at softer stance on China’s Huawei
Live MintOsaka: President Donald Trump said on Saturday that US companies could sell equipment to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, indicating a potentially softer position on a key sticking point in the US-China trade war. "US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei," Trump told reporters in Osaka hours after sealing a tariff truce with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit. The US fears that systems built by Huawei — the world leader in telecom network equipment and number two smartphone supplier — could be used by China's government for espionage via built-in secret security "back doors". Asked by reporters in Osaka what was discussed regarding Huawei, a Chinese foreign ministry official said he did not know, but that China would welcome lifting the US ban.