Honor's fate is threatened, will it be blocked like Huawei?

 


Various government agencies in the United States are undecided about whether they will treat Honor like Huawei, i.e. blacklisted.

Reporting from The Verge, Wednesday (22/9/2021), government agencies such as the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of State, Ministry of Energy, and also the US Department of Defense recently held meetings to decide the fate of Honor.


But they did not succeed in coming to an agreement, the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Energy wanted Honor to be included in the entity list, while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Trade wanted Honor to remain free to operate.



If Honor is included in the entity list, then the fate will be the same as Huawei. That is not being able to do business with US companies and also not being able to use various technologies originating from the US.


Pressure to give Honor the same treatment also comes from Republicans, who are pressuring the Joe Biden Administration to continue to contain China's growth as a competitive threat in the tech industry.


Even Rep. Michael McCaul wrote to the Minister of Commerce Gina Raimondo asking for Honor to be added to the entity list, as it was seen as Huawei's way of circumventing the various sanctions imposed on the Chinese giant.







Honor was originally launched by Huawei in China in 2013 to compete with companies like Xiaomi. Three years later, Huawei released the Honor 8, which was sold in the US to try out the competition in the country.


But then Honor was released to other companies so that they would not be affected by various blocks by the United States Government against Huawei. Recently, Honor released its first flagship phone after being released by Huawei, namely the Honor Magic 3.

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