The Trump administration's sanctions against Huawei have begun to bite even though their dimensions remain unclear.
U.S. companies that supply the Chinese tech powerhouse with computer chips saw their stock prices slump last week, and Huawei faces decimated smartphone sales with the anticipated loss of Google’s popular software and services.
The U.S. move escalates trade-war tensions with Beijing, but also risks making China more self-sufficient over time.
Today, we do a primer on Huawei -- what is it? What are its links to the Chinese government? What are the Trump administration’s allegations about its business practices?
With files from the Associated Press.
Guest:
David Cloud, LA Times, reporter covering national security for the LA Times; based in Washington D.C.
Clayton Dube, director of the USC U.S.-China Institute, a program of USC Annenberg
Rui Zhong, research expert on China; program assistant at the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Wilson Center