Allies are under U.S. pressure to shun Huawei. But the company's prevalence in existing telecom networks and dominance in 5G technology make that nearly impossible. Illustration: Crystal TaiThe Trump administration escalated its battle against Huawei Technologies Co. with a pair of actions that threatens to both cut the Chinese telecommunications giant off from American suppliers and ban it from doing business in the U.S.President Trump on Wednesday said he signed an executive order that enables the U.S. to ban telecommunications network gear and services from “foreign adversaries.” The order didn’t name any countries or companies, but officials and industry executives said its targets likely included Huawei...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 15, 2019 20:49 UTC