US to extend licence for its firms to continue business with Huawei: Report

Trump administration added Huawei to an economic blacklist in May citing national security concerns.

The Trump administration is set to issue a two-week extension of a licence allowing U.S. companies to continue doing business with China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, two sources familiar with the deliberations said.

The extension of around two weeks is far shorter than the prior 90-day extension and a longer extension is in the works but has not yet been finalised due to regulatory hurdles, said one source who was briefed on the matter.

After adding Huawei to an economic blacklist in May citing national security concerns, the U.S. Commerce Department has allowed it to purchase some American-made goods in