Trump: US, China 'Talking' on Whether to Address Huawei, ZTE Woes

The U.S. and China are "talking about" whether they will address ongoing issues involving Chinese telecom equipment makers Huawei and ZTE via a new bilateral trade agreement, President Donald Trump told reporters Friday. That comes amid confusion about the Trump administration's stance on a ban on using equipment from the two companies in U.S. networks (see 1902210057). The U.S. last month indicted Huawei officials and subsidiaries on a range of charges, including conspiracy to violate U.S. economic sanctions against Iran (see 1901280052). "We want everybody to compete and I guess it will be somewhat of a subject that we're talking about here," Trump told reporters. "We may or may not include that in this deal."