The US government can't decide whether to subject Honor to trade restrictions

The smartphone maker was spun off by Huawei late last year

Last year, Huawei sold off its Honor brand of smartphones to a consortium primarily backed by government-back companies to bypass sanctions placed against the company by the US government. Those restrictions have remained in place for Huawei, even as a new administration came into power at the start of this year. Despite the sale, security agencies in the US are considering expanding those sanctions to include Honor.

Four agencies are split on whether to include Huawei's old sub-brand in the ban, with the move supported by the Pentagon and Energy Department and the Commerce and State departments against it (via The Washington Post).

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Will Sattelberg The smartphone maker was spun off by Huawei late last year

Last year, Huawei sold off its Honor brand of smartphones to a consortium primarily backed by government-back companies to bypass sanctions placed against the company by the US government. Those restrictions have remained in place for Huawei, even as a new administration came into power at the start of this year. Despite the sale, security agencies in the US are considering expanding those sanctions to include Honor.

Four agencies are split on whether to include Huawei's old sub-brand in the ban, with the move supported by the Pentagon and Energy Department and the Commerce and State departments against it (via The Washington Post).

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The US government can't decide whether to subject Honor to trade restrictions was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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