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Trump Takes Aim At China In Directive Prohibiting Acquisition Of IT Technology

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 15th, 2019

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Trump Takes Aim At China In Directive Prohibiting Acquisition Of IT Technology

President Donald Trump. Photo: White House.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday declared a national emergency related to information and communications technology (ICT) provided by suppliers that are controlled by or owned by governments of foreign adversaries and gave authority to the Secretary of Commerce to prohibit the acquisition by entities in the U.S. of these technologies if they put the nation’s security at risk. The executive order takes aim particularly at China, which is seen by the U.S. intelligence community and many allies as having controls…

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