The Same Fate As Huawei, Honor Threatened To Enter The US Blacklist

Honor already accesses chips and software supplies from American suppliers. (photo: Doc. Huawei)

JAKARTA - Honor seems to be following in Huawei's footsteps by entering the United States (US) blacklist. It all started when a group of Republican Congressmen wrote a letter to the US Department of Commerce.

Led by the Republican US Congressman, Representative Michael McCaul, requested that the former Huawei subsidiary be added to the US government's Entity List. Members of Congress also claimed that Honor split from Huawei in 2020 to avoid the tough sanctions imposed on parent company Huawei in 2019.

Not only that, the members also stated that Honor had access to chips and software supplies from American suppliers, which would not have happened had Huawei not divested from Honor in 2020, as quoted from Gizmochina, Monday 9 August.

Representative Michael McCaul also suspects that Honor is still state-owned, even though a consortium of 30 investors bought the company from Huawei last year.

A spokeswoman for the US Department of Commerce said the Commerce Department appreciates the House Republican perspective. He noted that the Department of Commerce is continuing to review available information to identify potential additions to the Entity List.

For information, Huawei began to be blacklisted in 2019. It is believed that the US claims about Huawei as a cover for the Chinese government, may also apply to Honor.