Jung Min-ho has worked as a staff writer at The Korea Times since 2012, mostly covering social and political issues. He currently belongs to the Politics & City Desk where he covers topics such as health, labor and human rights. Prior to joining the team, he was responsible for covering North Korea and sports. His article about a biosecurity breach of Middle East respiratory syndrome won him an award from the Korea Science Journalists Association in 2016. He is also the co-author of the book, "Medical Pioneers of Korea" (2019). He served as the head of the international relations committee at the Journalists Association of Korea from 2021 to 2023.
Trump to ban Huawei equipment in US wireless networks: report
Huawei's situation is about to get worse. Reuters
By Jung Min-ho
By Jung Min-ho
U.S. President Donald Trump is preparing to ban Chinese telecoms giant Huawei from selling its equipment to U.S. wireless carriers, sources told
.
Trump is expected to sign an executive order banning Chinese telecoms equipment from U.S. wireless networks as early as this week or, at the latest, by the end of this month.
“There's a big push to get it out before MWC (Barcelona),” said an industry source familiar with the matter. The event is scheduled to be held from Feb. 25 to 28.
By pre-empting the world's largest exhibition for the mobile industry, the White House plans to send a signal that future contracts for new technology must prioritize cyber security.
The move will likely worsen the Trump administration's already tense relations with Beijing.
The order would have a profound impact on the future of Huawei and ZTE, the two Chinese companies accused by the U.S. government and others of posing national security risks.
This comes after a report that the U.S. State Department is discouraging European countries from using equipment made by Huawei in their 5G rollouts.
Meanwhile, the University of California, Berkeley, has decided to halt a new research project with Huawei.
The school announced on Jan. 30 that it banned new funding or gifts by Huawei or any of its affiliates “after careful internal review and consultation with peer institutions” because of the “serious allegations” in the U.S. Justice Department's 13-count indictment.
“U.C. Berkeley holds its research partners to the highest possible standards of corporate conduct, and the severity of these accusations raises questions and concerns that only our judicial system can address,” Randy Howard Katz, the school's vice chancellor for research, said in a letter to its deans and other senior directors.
Last month, Oxford University also said it would forgo further funding from Huawei in “light of public concerns raised in recent months surrounding U.K. partnerships with Huawei.”