US extends ban on Huawei, ZTE till May 2021: Report

United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday extended his executive order barring US companies from working with or purchasing telecom equipment from companies that pose a national security risk through May 2021, Reuters reported.

President Trump had signed an executive order on May 2019 declaring a national emergency and barring US companies from using telecommunications equipment made by blacklisted firms.

The order invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, giving the President the authority to pass such regulations citing a national emergency that threatens the country.