Executive order on ICT supply chain increases pressure on China in trade talks

An executive order President Trump signed on Wednesday that lays the groundwork for the U.S. to ban imports of Chinese information communication technology exports creates further pressure on Beijing to make concessions in trade negotiations with the U.S., according to industry sources. Trump’s executive order instructed the Commerce Department to issue regulations in 150 days that would set criteria to determine what countries and companies qualify as “foreign adversaries” to the U.S., which would then allow Commerce to ban...