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at on Wednesday, Secretary of State Pompeo "took fresh aim at China...saying the United States would impose visa restrictions on Chinese firms like Huawei...that he accused of facilitating human-rights violations." Pompeo "also said telecommunications companies around the world 'should consider themsel

Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017. The AP (7/15, Lee) says the move "opens the door for US...penalties to be imposed on any...company over the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream projects, including those that had been working on the pipelines before the passage of CAATSA and had been previously exempted from

res Brazil To Avoid Using Huawei 5G Equipment. Reuters (8/9, Mason, Martina) reports National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan raised concerns "about Huawei equipment in Brazil's 5G telecoms network during his visit to the country last week, a White House official said on Monday, but Brazil made no promi

s appointed "close former adviser" Amos Hochstein to be the State Department's "energy envoy charged with implementing a U.S.-Germany deal allowing the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be completed." According to Axios, Hochstein "has been a leading voice against Nord Stream 2." Nevertheless, Axios adds, "Implementing

ei's Role In 5G Network, Reviewing Potential Implications. BBC News Online (UK) (7/11, 1.02M) reported the UK prime minister "will shortly review" Huawei's equipment, "with MPs set to be informed of his decision on Tuesday." It appears "Boris Johnson will set a deadline by which time the firm should s

broader policy of confronting Russia throughout the world," which also included sending military equipment to Ukraine, pressuring Germany to cancel the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia, and Trump's "restoration of America's military." In addition, Trump "also pointed to his success in persuading NATO members t