Schumer Urges Trump Not to 'Give in to China' on Huawei, ZTE

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., warned President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to not “give in to China” on ongoing issues involving Chinese telecom equipment maker Huawei amid bilateral trade negotiations. Trump told reporters Friday the two countries were “talking about” whether to address Huawei-related matters, including the U.S.' indictment of company officials and subsidiaries on charges including conspiracy to violate U.S. economic sanctions against Iran (see 1902220066). There was already confusion about the Trump administration's stance on a ban on using equipment from Huawei and China's ZTE in U.S. networks (see 1902210057). “Do not do with Huawei what you did” last year by instigating a settlement that lifted the Commerce Department ban on U.S. companies selling telecom software and equipment to ZTE (see 1807130048), Schumer tweeted Saturday. “Do not betray your instinct to be tough on China just to secure a ‘deal’ that doesn’t bring long term benefit to American workers.”