US to issue licenses for supply of non-sensitive goods to Huawei

Huawei chief security officer: We want to continue to buy from American companies

FOX Business’ Maria Bartiromo talks to Huawei chief security officer Andy Purdy about the U.S.’s Huawei ban and whether the company is obligated to send information to the Chinese government.

U.S. companies will soon be able to supply non-sensitive goods to China's Huawei.

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The Trump administration will be issuing those licenses, according to the New York Times.

It is seen as a move that could cool tensions as high-level officials from the U.S. and China meet this week to resume trade talks.

Huawei Technologies, the world's biggest telecoms gear maker, is on a U.S. trade blacklist since May.

The United States says the company can spy on customers, which Huawei denies.

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Putting Huawei on that blacklist prevents the company from buying parts and components from U.S. companies without U.S. government approval.

On Monday, the U.S. added another 28 Chinese entities to the blacklist.

U.S. companies can seek a license for specific products to be exempted from the ban. The U.S. Commerce Department has received more than 130 applications from companies for licenses to sell U.S. goods to Huawei, Reuters reported in August.

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Last week, Trump gave the go ahead to begin approving the licenses.

China’s Trade Practices Have ‘Gotten Worse,’ Wilbur Ross Says

China’s trade practices have deteriorated and U.S. tariffs are forcing China to heed American grievances, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross said in a speech in Sydney.

Every country in the world would benefit if China followed global trade rules, Ross said in prepared remarks on Thursday.

“China has refused to change its behavior,” Ross said. “In fact, its global trade practices have only gotten worse.

“We do not love tariffs, in fact we would prefer not to use them, but after years of discussions and no action, tariffs are finally forcing China to pay attention to our concerns,” Ross said.

‘South Park’ 300th Episode Takes A Shot At China’s Government For Its Ban

The 300th episode of South Park won’t be seen in China. But it had a message for its rulers.

Tonight’s milestone saw Randy, who makes money from China by selling marijuana to it, forced to shout out an epithet against the government.

The 300th show’s dig underlined the mealy-mouthed denunciations that have come from the NBA and others on China’s efforts to suppress support for Hong Kong protesters. In Randy’s case, his muttering of condemnation had to be shouted out so his business partner would believe him.

The controversy that got South Park banned in China and scrubbed from its Internet came in an episode titled “Band In China,” which saw Randy caught trying to sell marijuana in China and sent to a prison work camp. It and other episodes seemingly have been scrubbed from Chinese streaming services, social media sites including Weibo and Baidu, fan sites and discussion pages, according to reports.

“Like the NBA, we welcome the Chinese censors into our homes and into our hearts,” Parker and Stone wrote. “We too love money more than freedom and democracy. Xi doesn’t look just like Winnie the Pooh at all! Tune into our 300th episode this Wednesday at 10! Long live the Great Communist Party of China! May this autumn’s sorghum harvest be bountiful! We good now China?”

Trevor Noah and the Daily Show also took on the China controversy in tonight’s show. Watch their take below

Dominic Patten contributed to this report.

Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police movement

Apple Inc. AAPL, +1.17% has removed an app from its App Store that Hong Kong protesters used to track police movements. In a statement Wednesday, Apple said the HKmap.live app had been taken down because it was endangering police and residents in Hong Kong, and violated its terms of service. The previous day, China’s state-owned People’s Daily Online newspaper harshly criticized Apple for allowing the app. "We have learned that an app, HKmap.live, has been used in ways that endanger law enforcement and residents in Hong Kong," Apple said in a statement Wednesday. "Many concerned customers in Hong Kong have contacted us about this app and we immediately began investigating it. The app displays police locations and we have verified with the Hong Kong Cybersecurity and Technology Crime Bureau that the app has been used to target and ambush police, threaten public safety, and criminals have used it to victimize residents in areas where they know there is no law enforcement. This app violates our guidelines and local laws, and we have removed it from the App Store."

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