Software industry seeks comment period instead of expected ban on Chinese products

The software industry is spearheading a last-minute push to persuade the Commerce Department to open a formal comment period instead of issuing an interim rule that is expected to heavily restrict U.S. companies’ interactions with Chinese firms like telecom giant Huawei. Commerce is expected to issue the interim rule by the end of next week, which would implement President Trump’s May 15 executive order on the ICT supply chain. The order requires Commerce to issue regulations within 150 days...