Mnuchin says Huawei issue concerns national security, separate from trade

Mnuchin says Huawei issue concerns national security, separate from trade

Steven Mnuchin says Huawei move by the United States is based on national security and not on trade.

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Huawei issue nothing to do with a trade war. (Reuters pic)
BENGALURU:
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the US government’s steps against Chinese telecommunications company Huawei Technologies are a national security issue and not related to trade.

“As we’ve said all along, the Huawei discussions are really national security discussions, they’re separate from trade”, Mnuchin told CNBC in an interview on Sunday.

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