How a rule, allowing US companies to apply for exemptions from the Huawei ban, was created when the Obama administration was contemplating sanctions against ZTE (Reed Albergotti/Washington Post)

Reed Albergotti / Washington Post:
How a rule, allowing US companies to apply for exemptions from the Huawei ban, was created when the Obama administration was contemplating sanctions against ZTE  —  Will hurt research and development and profits, they argue  —  U.S. technology companies have told the Commerce Department …