Trump Says US Will Reach Agreement With UK on Huawei

The U.K. and the U.S. will agree on the best approach to Huawei, President Donald Trump said Tuesday at a news conference after meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May. Experts say the U.S. will get limited support from other countries for its campaign against the Chinese equipment maker (see 1905290036). “We’re going to have absolutely an agreement on Huawei and everything else,” Trump said: “We have an incredible intelligence relationship and we will be able to work out any differences.” He says sanctions against Huawei could be part of trade negotiations with China (see 1905240038). Monday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned European nations on Huawei. “Those comments would appear to undermine the arguments that Secretary Pompeo has been making about Huawei,” Zack Cooper, China expert at the American Enterprise Institute, told us. “This is reminiscent of the tough stance that the Trump administration took against ZTE, only to see the pressure taken off by the president. I think many observers will expect a similar dynamic to occur on Huawei, if a U.S.-China trade deal is eventually negotiated."