Anti-Huawei tech bans will hurt US more than China

Domestic companies cannot afford to lose business, especially during coronavirus

Joy Tan

May 19, 2020 03:00 JST

A production site for Applied Materials: TSMC makes chips for Huawei using equipment from the U.S. company. (Photo courtesy of Applied Materials)

Joy Tan is a Senior Vice President at Huawei Technologies U.S.A.

For the past year, the U.S. government has sought to disrupt Huawei Technologies's ability to sell its fifth-generation, or 5G, technology and buy the components needed to produce it. Despite this campaign, Huawei's revenue rose more than 19% last year, leading Washington to redouble its efforts.