Trump ready to sign executive order that would bar Huawei, ZTE purchases

Chinese companies Huawei and ZTE are very close to having its telecom equipment banned in the United States in the coming weeks. President Donald Trump may sign an executive order in the new year that would declare national emergency, which will bar U.S. companies from using telecom equipment made by Huawei and ZTE, Reuters reports.

At the moment, a defense policy bill forbids U.S. government from using Huawei and ZTE equipment, but the new executive order escalates the matter even further to impose the restrictions on all U.S. companies.

The executive order doesn't name Huawei and ...