WASHINGTON • President Donald Trump says he may resolve a dispute over Huawei Technologies as part of a trade agreement with China, yet doing so would undercut US assertions that the company poses a national security threat.
Mr Trump could reverse that move, at least in part, by letting Huawei resume buying advanced chips and easing an expected import ban by allowing the company's equipment in parts of the US network. But Huawei has drawn the ire of Washington's national security establishment at a time when the President is broadening the definition of national security to include economic cooperation. American officials say the Chinese company's gear could serve as a conduit for Beijing's security agencies."I don't think so," Senator Tom Cotton told Bloomberg TV on Friday, when asked whether Huawei should be part of trade talks.