<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/microsoft-granted-licence-to-export-mass-market-software-to-huawei-263823">Huawei&nbsp;Technologies Co Ltd</a>&nbsp;plans&nbsp;to&nbsp;shift&nbsp;its&nbsp;research&nbsp;center&nbsp;to&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;from&nbsp;the United States, Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, said in an interview with&nbsp;Canada's&nbsp;Globe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mail.

Ren's remarks came as&nbsp;Reuters&nbsp;reported on Friday that the United States is weighing expanding its power to stop more foreign shipments of products with&nbsp;US&nbsp;technology to&nbsp;Huawei. The&nbsp;US&nbsp;Commerce Department in May placed&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns.

Huawei's "center for&nbsp;research&nbsp;and development will be moved out of the United States. And that will be relocated to&nbsp;Canada," Ren told the&nbsp;Globe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mail, adding that the company will also manufacture some mobile network equipment outside China.

The&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;founder wants to build new factory capacity in Europe to make fifth-generation (<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-%26-economy/oneplus-7-will-be-5g-ready-hopes-ceo-pete-lau-147876">5G</a>) networking equipment there, hoping to assuage fears stemming&nbsp;from&nbsp;US&nbsp;allegations that its product could be used by China for spying, the&nbsp;Globe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mail&nbsp;reported.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/huawei-plans-legal-challenge-to-latest-us-pressure-report-265269">Huawei</a>&nbsp;was not immediately available to comment on Ren's interview when contacted by&nbsp;Reuters. The firm has previously denied it is a risk to&nbsp;US&nbsp;national security.

The company spent $510 million on the operations of its&nbsp;US&nbsp;research&nbsp;arm last year, according to the&nbsp;Globe&nbsp;and&nbsp;Mail&nbsp;report, which added that it has now trimmed the arm's workforce by 600 to about 250.

Separately, Ren's daughter and&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested by Canadian police on a&nbsp;US&nbsp;warrant late last year, is fighting extradition to the United States on charges of violating sanctions against Iran. She is currently out on bail.

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/chinese-envoy-to-canada-visits-detained-huawei-cfo-urges-ottawa-to-correct-mistake-265318">Huawei</a>&nbsp;has denied the charges and China has urged&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;to release her.

Commenting on her case, Ren said that it is an example of "obvious political interference&nbsp;from&nbsp;the&nbsp;US"

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to shift its research center to Canada from the United States, Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, said in an interview with Canada's Globe and Mail.

Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to shift its research center to Canada from the United States, Ren Zhengfei, the founder of the Chinese telecoms equipment maker, said in an interview with Canada's Globe and Mail. Ren's remarks came as Reuters reported on Friday that the United States is weighing expanding its power to stop more foreign shipments of products with US technology to Huawei. The US Commerce Department in May placed Huawei on a trade blacklist, citing national security concerns. Huawei's "center for research and development will be moved out of the United States. And that will be relocated to Canada," Ren told the Globe and Mail, adding that the company will also manufacture some mobile network equipment outside China. The Huawei founder wants to build new factory capacity in Europe to make fifth-generation (5G) networking equipment there, hoping to assuage fears stemming from US allegations that its product could be used by China for spying, the Globe and Mail reported. Huawei was not immediately available to comment on Ren's interview when contacted by Reuters. The firm has previously denied it is a risk to US national security. The company spent $510 million on the operations of its US research arm last year, according to the Globe and Mail report, which added that it has now trimmed the arm's workforce by 600 to about 250. Separately, Ren's daughter and Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, who was arrested by Canadian police on a US warrant late last year, is fighting extradition to the United States on charges of violating sanctions against Iran. She is currently out on bail. Huawei has denied the charges and China has urged Canada to release her. Commenting on her case, Ren said that it is an example of "obvious political interference from the US"

Huawei plans to shift research center to Canada from US: Sources

<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/huawei-lawyer-tells-us-jury-spelling-errors-video-shows-rival-stole-trade-secrets-224361">Huawei Technologies&nbsp;</a>has dismissed a new <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-gives-huawei-another-90-days-reprieve-from-ban-amid-economic-blacklist-244165">90-day extension</a> by the Trump administration allowing US&nbsp;firms to continue doing business with the Chinese company as making little difference, repeating that it was being unfairly treated.

US&nbsp;regulators are crafting rules on telecommunications firms that pose national security risks. But after adding Huawei to an economic blacklist in May, the US&nbsp;Commerce Department has allowed it to purchase some American-made goods.

Its 90-day license extensions aim to minimise disruption for its customers, many of which operate networks in rural America.

Huawei said on Monday that the latest extension would not "have a substantial impact on Huawei's business either way".

"This decision does not change the fact that Huawei continues to be treated unfairly either," the Chinese firm said.

The extension comes as the United States and China try to resolve a trade war that has lasted for more than a year, with Huawei one of its most visible targets.

Beijing reiterated on Tuesday that it hopes Chinese companies will be treated fairly.

"We urge the US&nbsp;to stop abusing export controls to discriminate against the firms of another country in the name of national security, and to stop politicizing a trade problem," Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday.

Reuters on Sunday reported the 90-day extension after the administration of President Donald Trump had initially planned a two-week reprieve but ran into bureaucratic issues.

"The Temporary General License extension will allow carriers to continue to service customers in some of the most remote areas of the United States who would otherwise be left in the dark," US&nbsp;Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said.

"The Department will continue to rigorously monitor sensitive technology exports to ensure that our innovations are not harnessed by those who would threaten our national security," Ross said in a statement on Monday.

The US&nbsp;Commerce Department added Huawei to its "Entity List" in May, concluding it was engaged in activities "contrary to US&nbsp;national security or foreign policy interests."

Huawei said the decision to add it to the list had caused more harm to the US&nbsp;than to Huawei.

"This has done significant economic harm to the American companies with which Huawei does business," it added.

In May, Trump also signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and barring US&nbsp;companies from using telecommunications equipment made by companies posing a national security risk. The Commerce Department was directed to draw up an enforcement plan by mid-October but has yet to publish one.

Huawei Technologies has dismissed a new 90-day extension by the Trump administration allowing US firms to continue doing business with the Chinese company as making little difference, repeating that it was being unfairly treated.

Huawei Technologies has dismissed a new 90-day extension by the Trump administration allowing US firms to continue doing business with the Chinese company as making little difference, repeating that it was being unfairly treated. US regulators are crafting rules on telecommunications firms that pose national security risks. But after adding Huawei to an economic blacklist in May, the US Commerce Department has allowed it to purchase some American-made goods. Its 90-day license extensions aim to minimise disruption for its customers, many of which operate networks in rural America. Huawei said on Monday that the latest extension would not "have a substantial impact on Huawei's business either way". "This decision does not change the fact that Huawei continues to be treated unfairly either," the Chinese firm said. The extension comes as the United States and China try to resolve a trade war that has lasted for more than a year, with Huawei one of its most visible targets. Beijing reiterated on Tuesday that it hopes Chinese companies will be treated fairly. "We urge the US to stop abusing export controls to discriminate against the firms of another country in the name of national security, and to stop politicizing a trade problem," Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang said on Tuesday. Reuters on Sunday reported the 90-day extension after the administration of President Donald Trump had initially planned a two-week reprieve but ran into bureaucratic issues. "The Temporary General License extension will allow carriers to continue to service customers in some of the most remote areas of the United States who would otherwise be left in the dark," US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said. "The Department will continue to rigorously monitor sensitive technology exports to ensure that our innovations are not harnessed by those who would threaten our national security," Ross said in a statement on Monday. The US Commerce Department added Huawei to its "Entity List" in May, concluding it was engaged in activities "contrary to US national security or foreign policy interests." Huawei said the decision to add it to the list had caused more harm to the US than to Huawei. "This has done significant economic harm to the American companies with which Huawei does business," it added. In May, Trump also signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and barring US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by companies posing a national security risk. The Commerce Department was directed to draw up an enforcement plan by mid-October but has yet to publish one.

Huawei plays down impact of new US license extension

The clock has run out on <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/donald-trumps-doctor-dismisses-speculation-of-chest-pain-263053">President Donald Trump's</a> authority to impose "Section 232" tariffs on imports of foreign-made cars and auto parts, and he may have to find other means if he wants to pursue tariffs on European or Japanese cars, legal experts say.

Their view was supported by a new US&nbsp;trade court ruling, published on Monday, that Trump's authority had lapsed in a previous Section 232 investigation on imports of foreign steel.

Trump took no action last Thursday as a deadline to impose the national security tariffs of up to 25 per cent on automotive imports from the <a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/microsoft-increases-data-protection-responsibilities-for-european-union-262842">European Union</a>, Japan or South Korea expired.

Automakers had expected another delay in Trump's tariff decision as his administration pursues broader trade negotiations with the European Union and Japan.

In May, Trump invoked a six-month negotiating period under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, a law aimed at protecting the US&nbsp;Cold War-era defence industrial base. He has hailed the threat of tariffs as a strong negotiating tool to gain leverage over his opponents.

But an initial trade deal with Japan reached in September did not address autos trade, while talks with the EU have not formally started as the two sides remain at odds over the scope of the negotiations.

"I don’t see the law as giving the president any options other than taking action against imports or determine to take no action and the case is closed," said Jennifer Hillman, a Georgetown University Law School professor and a former World Trade Organization judge.

By not acting by the deadline, Trump has forfeited his authority to impose the Section 232 tariffs, added Clark Packard, trade policy counsel with libertarian advocacy group RStreet.org.

In a decision published on Monday, the Court of International Trade ruled that Trump ran out of time on a Section 232 investigation of steel imports, when he tried to double the tariffs on Turkish steel to 50 per cent&nbsp;in August 2018.

The move aimed at freeing an American pastor detained in Turkey was challenged by a Transpacific Steel LLC, an importer of Turkish steel, which claimed that, among other things, the move came too late to follow proper procedures laid out in the law.

The New York-based&nbsp;federal court, which handles appeals of US&nbsp;duty determinations, ruled in Transpacific's favour and said Trump's "expansive view" of his Section 232 powers were "mistaken."

"Although the statute grants the President great discretion in deciding what action to take it cabins the President’s power both substantively, by requiring the action to eliminate threats to national security caused by imports, and procedurally, by setting the time in which to act," wrote CIT judges Claire Kelly and Jane Restani in the decision dated November&nbsp;15.

Devin Sykes, a trade lawyer with Akin Gump in Washington, wrote in a note to clients that the case lays the groundwork for future challenges to Section 232 cases.

A spokesman for the US&nbsp;Commerce Department, which conducted the Section 232 probe, could not immediately be reached for comment. Although the department's report to Trump has never been published, it determined that auto imports were "weakening our internal economy" and causing the "American-owned automotive industry," to contract, according to a White House statement released in May.

Hillman, who is now serving as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that even if courts deny him authority on Section 232, Trump could invoke other statutes to impose tariffs, including the broad International Emergency Economic Powers Act widely used to impose sanctions and fight terrorist financing.

Known as IEEPA, the statute "does not have much of an investigatory prerequisite to it, so it is something the president could do quickly," Hillman said. "Ditto for the Trading with the Enemy Act and he seems predisposed to deem the EU as an "enemy", at least with respect to autos trade."

But not using Section 232 as the basis for tariffs could make them more vulnerable to challenges at the WTO, which provides an exception for matters of national security.

The clock has run out on President Donald Trump's authority to impose "Section 232" tariffs on imports of foreign-made cars and auto parts, and he may have to find other means if he wants to pursue tariffs on European or Japanese cars, legal experts say.

The clock has run out on President Donald Trump's authority to impose "Section 232" tariffs on imports of foreign-made cars and auto parts, and he may have to find other means if he wants to pursue tariffs on European or Japanese cars, legal experts say. Their view was supported by a new US trade court ruling, published on Monday, that Trump's authority had lapsed in a previous Section 232 investigation on imports of foreign steel. Trump took no action last Thursday as a deadline to impose the national security tariffs of up to 25 per cent on automotive imports from the European Union, Japan or South Korea expired. Automakers had expected another delay in Trump's tariff decision as his administration pursues broader trade negotiations with the European Union and Japan. In May, Trump invoked a six-month negotiating period under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, a law aimed at protecting the US Cold War-era defence industrial base. He has hailed the threat of tariffs as a strong negotiating tool to gain leverage over his opponents. But an initial trade deal with Japan reached in September did not address autos trade, while talks with the EU have not formally started as the two sides remain at odds over the scope of the negotiations. "I don’t see the law as giving the president any options other than taking action against imports or determine to take no action and the case is closed," said Jennifer Hillman, a Georgetown University Law School professor and a former World Trade Organization judge. By not acting by the deadline, Trump has forfeited his authority to impose the Section 232 tariffs, added Clark Packard, trade policy counsel with libertarian advocacy group RStreet.org. In a decision published on Monday, the Court of International Trade ruled that Trump ran out of time on a Section 232 investigation of steel imports, when he tried to double the tariffs on Turkish steel to 50 per cent in August 2018. The move aimed at freeing an American pastor detained in Turkey was challenged by a Transpacific Steel LLC, an importer of Turkish steel, which claimed that, among other things, the move came too late to follow proper procedures laid out in the law. The New York-based federal court, which handles appeals of US duty determinations, ruled in Transpacific's favour and said Trump's "expansive view" of his Section 232 powers were "mistaken." "Although the statute grants the President great discretion in deciding what action to take it cabins the President’s power both substantively, by requiring the action to eliminate threats to national security caused by imports, and procedurally, by setting the time in which to act," wrote CIT judges Claire Kelly and Jane Restani in the decision dated November 15. Devin Sykes, a trade lawyer with Akin Gump in Washington, wrote in a note to clients that the case lays the groundwork for future challenges to Section 232 cases. A spokesman for the US Commerce Department, which conducted the Section 232 probe, could not immediately be reached for comment. Although the department's report to Trump has never been published, it determined that auto imports were "weakening our internal economy" and causing the "American-owned automotive industry," to contract, according to a White House statement released in May. Hillman, who is now serving as a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, said that even if courts deny him authority on Section 232, Trump could invoke other statutes to impose tariffs, including the broad International Emergency Economic Powers Act widely used to impose sanctions and fight terrorist financing. Known as IEEPA, the statute "does not have much of an investigatory prerequisite to it, so it is something the president could do quickly," Hillman said. "Ditto for the Trading with the Enemy Act and he seems predisposed to deem the EU as an "enemy", at least with respect to autos trade." But not using Section 232 as the basis for tariffs could make them more vulnerable to challenges at the WTO, which provides an exception for matters of national security.

Trump's 'Section 232' tariffs on import of foreign-made cars and auto parts

The Trump administration is set to issue a&nbsp;90-day&nbsp;extension&nbsp;of a&nbsp;license&nbsp;on Monday&nbsp;allowing&nbsp;US&nbsp;companies to continue doing business with<a href="https://www.wionews.com/business-economy/huawei-to-give-staff-286-million-bonus-for-helping-it-ride-out-us-curbs-261626"> China's&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;Technologies Co Ltd</a>, two&nbsp;sources&nbsp;familiar with the deliberations said.

Reuters reported Friday&nbsp;that an initial&nbsp;extension&nbsp;of around two weeks was&nbsp;expected&nbsp;and a longer&nbsp;extension&nbsp;was in the works but had not yet been finalized due to regulatory hurdles. Over the weekend, the Trump administration's plans changed and it now plans to renew the temporary&nbsp;extension&nbsp;for the same&nbsp;90-day&nbsp;period as it did in August, the&nbsp;sources&nbsp;said.

After adding&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;to an economic blacklist in May citing national security concerns, the&nbsp;US&nbsp;Commerce Department has allowed it to purchase some American-made goods in a move aimed at minimising disruption for its customers, many of which operate networks in rural America.

The&nbsp;extension&nbsp;will be announced Monday when the earlier reprieve is set to expire, the&nbsp;sources&nbsp;said. The&nbsp;sources&nbsp;declined to be identified as the&nbsp;extension&nbsp;has not been publicly announced.

A spokesman for&nbsp;Huawei, the world's biggest maker of telecom network equipment, said Friday&nbsp;the company does not comment on rumours and speculation. The Commerce Department declined to comment.

Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Fox Business Network on Friday&nbsp;that some rural carriers need the temporary&nbsp;licenses and are dependent on&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;for 3G and 4G networks.

"There are enough problems with telephone service in the rural communities - we don’t want to knock them out. So, one of the main purposes of the temporary general&nbsp;licenses is to let those rural guys&nbsp;continue to operate," Ross said.

The development comes amid discussions between the United States and China aimed at coming to an initial agreement to resolve a trade war that has lasted for over a year.

In blacklisting&nbsp;Huawei, the&nbsp;US&nbsp;government said it had a "reasonable basis to conclude that&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;is engaged in activities that are contrary to&nbsp;US&nbsp;national security or foreign policy interests."&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;has repeatedly denied the accusations.

Last week, Attorney General William Barr said&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;and ZTE Corp "cannot be trusted," as he backed a proposal to bar&nbsp;US&nbsp;rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services from them.

In May, <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/get-the-deal-done-trump-tweets-at-north-koreas-kim-tells-him-to-act-quickly-262780">President Donald Trump</a> also signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and barring&nbsp;US&nbsp;companies from using telecommunications equipment made by companies posing a national security risk. The Commerce Department was directed to draw up an enforcement plan by mid-October but has yet to publish one.

The Commerce Department is also considering whether to&nbsp;grant&nbsp;individual&nbsp;licenses for&nbsp;US&nbsp;firms to sell components to&nbsp;Huawei&nbsp;after receiving more than 200 requests. No action on those is&nbsp;expected&nbsp;on Monday.

The Trump administration is set to issue a 90-day extension of a license on Monday allowing US companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.

The Trump administration is set to issue a 90-day extension of a license on Monday allowing US companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said. Reuters reported Friday that an initial extension of around two weeks was expected and a longer extension was in the works but had not yet been finalized due to regulatory hurdles. Over the weekend, the Trump administration's plans changed and it now plans to renew the temporary extension for the same 90-day period as it did in August, the sources said. After adding Huawei to an economic blacklist in May citing national security concerns, the US Commerce Department has allowed it to purchase some American-made goods in a move aimed at minimising disruption for its customers, many of which operate networks in rural America. The extension will be announced Monday when the earlier reprieve is set to expire, the sources said. The sources declined to be identified as the extension has not been publicly announced. A spokesman for Huawei, the world's biggest maker of telecom network equipment, said Friday the company does not comment on rumours and speculation. The Commerce Department declined to comment. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Fox Business Network on Friday that some rural carriers need the temporary licenses and are dependent on Huawei for 3G and 4G networks. "There are enough problems with telephone service in the rural communities - we don’t want to knock them out. So, one of the main purposes of the temporary general licenses is to let those rural guys continue to operate," Ross said. The development comes amid discussions between the United States and China aimed at coming to an initial agreement to resolve a trade war that has lasted for over a year. In blacklisting Huawei, the US government said it had a "reasonable basis to conclude that Huawei is engaged in activities that are contrary to US national security or foreign policy interests." Huawei has repeatedly denied the accusations. Last week, Attorney General William Barr said Huawei and ZTE Corp "cannot be trusted," as he backed a proposal to bar US rural wireless carriers from tapping an $8.5 billion government fund to purchase equipment or services from them. In May, President Donald Trump also signed an executive order declaring a national emergency and barring US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by companies posing a national security risk. The Commerce Department was directed to draw up an enforcement plan by mid-October but has yet to publish one. The Commerce Department is also considering whether to grant individual licenses for US firms to sell components to Huawei after receiving more than 200 requests. No action on those is expected on Monday.

Trump administration gives 90-day extension for US companies to continue business with Huawei

China's ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the US&nbspCommerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security for the suspension of a business ban, it said in a filing to Shenzhen stock exchange on Sunday.

Washington imposed a seven-year ban on US&nbspcompanies selling components and software to ZTE after finding the Chinese telecoms company breached US&nbspsanctions on Iran.

A US&nbsptrade delegation has said it would report back to President Donald Trump about China's representations on ZTE after the two sides' meet on May 3-4.

Washington imposed a seven-year ban on US companies selling components and software to ZTE after finding the Chinese telecoms company breached US sanctions on Iran.

China's ZTE Corp has submitted an application to the US&nbspCommerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security for the suspension of a business ban, it said in a filing to Shenzhen stock exchange on Sunday. Washington imposed a seven-year ban on US&nbspcompanies selling components and software to ZTE after finding the Chinese telecoms company breached US&nbspsanctions on Iran. A US&nbsptrade delegation has said it would report back to President Donald Trump about China's representations on ZTE after the two sides' meet on May 3-4.

ZTE applies to US Commerce department for suspension of business ban