Huawei reportedly plans to lay off hundreds of employees in the U.S. as it struggles with a blacklist imposed by the Trump administration over national security concerns.
Overall, Huawei has about 1,500 employs in the U.S. who mainly sell equipment to rural wireless carriers.
Although the exact number of layoffs was unclear, a person familiar with the matter told the Journal that hundreds of people were expected to lose their jobs.The Trump administration declared a national emergency in May over threats to national security and the Commerce Department added Huawei to a blacklist, which effectively bars U.S. companies from doing business with Huawei unless they receive special permission from Commerce.
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