MNI: The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday.....>

MNI: The U.S. Department of Commerce said Friday it will be enacting new

measures to counter Huawei's circumvention of U.S. export controls, launching a

long-expected loophole closure that is likely to prompt a backlash from China. 

- Commerce's Bureau of Industry Security is updating its foreign-produced direct

product rule and Entity List to target Huawei's semiconductor acquisition using

U.S. software and tech via offshore companies. 

- U.S. chip technology destined for use by Huawei will now require special

licensing

- Commerce extended for a final time the 90-day renewal of the Temporary General

License for Huawei, which allows U.S. citizens "to continue to temporarily

operate such devices and existing networks while hastening the transition to

alternative suppliers."