The US government filed a motion on Wednesday asking for the dismissal of a lawsuit by Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei Technologies Co Ltd that claimed the United States had acted illegally when it blacklisted Huawei’s products.
A senior US official this week told the Commerce Department’s enforcement staff that China’s Huawei should still be treated as blacklisted, days after US President Donald Trump sowed confusion with a vow to ease a ban on selling to the firm.
The 14th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) concluded in Osaka, Japan on Saturday.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday he was open to a potentially “historic” trade deal with Chinese President Xi Jinping, as they began talks that could ease tensions or plunge the world’s two largest economies into a deeper trade war.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and several African leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, took part in a China-Africa leaders meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan.
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