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Trump Declares National Emergency over IT Threats

Chinwe Maduagwu by Chinwe Maduagwu
May 16, 2019
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Trump Declares National Emergency over IT Threats

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President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to protect US computer networks from “foreign adversaries.”

He signed an executive order which effectively bars US companies from using foreign telecoms believed to pose national security risks.

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The order does not name any company, but is believed to target Huawei.

The Chinese tech giant said restricting its business in the US would only hurt American consumers and companies.

Several countries, led by the US, have raised concerns in recent months that Huawei products could be used by China for surveillance, allegations the company has vehemently denied.

The US has been pressuring allies to shun Huawei in their next generation 5G mobile networks.

In a separate development, the US commerce department added Huawei to its “entity list“, a move that bans the company from acquiring technology from US firms without government approval.

The moves are likely to worsen tensions between the US and China, which had already escalated this week with tariff hikes in a trade war.

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Huawei has been at the epicentre of the US-China power struggle that has dominated global politics over the past year.

According to a White House statement, Mr. Trump’s order aims to “protect America from foreign adversaries who are actively and increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communications technology infrastructure and services.”

It gives the secretary of commerce the power to “prohibit transactions posing an unacceptable risk to the national security,” the statement adds.

The move was instantly welcomed by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, who called it “a significant step toward securing America’s networks.”

The US had already restricted federal agencies from using Huawei products and has encouraged allies to shun them, while Australia and New Zealand have both blocked the use of Huawei gear in 5G networks.

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