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Semiconductor Companies Lobbying Biden Admin to Remove Some Huawei Restrictions

Semiconductor firms are hoping to convince the Biden administration to reverse some export restrictions against Huawei as the new administration undergoes a review of China-related policies, Reuters reported Feb. 11. The companies believe significant changes are unlikely but hope to…

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appeal to U.S. interagency panels that at least some restrictions should be lifted, the report said. The Commerce Department, which oversees the restrictions, didn’t comment. In its final weeks in office, the Trump administration issued a flurry of license denials for exports to Huawei after months of inaction on the applications, partly caused by COVID-19 pandemic-related delays (see 2101150062). Export control lawyers say they have not yet seen a shift in the Huawei licensing policy under President Joe Biden (see 2102080046).