WASHINGTON - The Trump administration plans to handle applications from tech companies seeking waivers over Huawei Technologies Co Ltd's blacklisting within the next few weeks, US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross told Bloomberg Television on Tuesday .
Pressed on whether they would be completed in two weeks, Ross said:"I said within the next few weeks, few." American companies were banned from selling most US parts and components to Huawei without special licenses because of national security concerns. But Trump said last month that sales could resume as he sought to restart trade talks with Beijing.
"This is not a simple thing, but in general the principle we will be following ... is things that are not sensitive from a national security point of view, we're going to be looking pretty favorably upon," Ross said.