U.S. Pauses China Tech Restrictions Before Trump-Xi Meeting

2026-02-13 03:09 By Farida Husna 1 min. read

The Trump administration has paused several major tech-security measures targeting China ahead of an April gathering between President Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, Reuters reported.

The shelved actions include a planned ban on China Telecom’s U.S.

operations and restrictions on the sale of Chinese equipment used in American data centers.

Washington has also put on hold proposed bans on domestic sales of routers made by TP-Link, as well as potential restrictions on the U.S.

internet businesses of China Unicom and China Mobile.

Another suspended measure would have barred sales of Chinese electric trucks and buses in the U.S.

The moves mark the latest effort by the administration to avoid antagonizing Beijing following an October trade truce between the two leaders.

That agreement included a Chinese pledge to delay strict export curbs on rare-earth minerals critical to global tech manufacturing.



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