Donald Trump has stated he will allow Huawei to purchase products from US suppliers, such as Google

Donald Trump has stated he will allow Huawei to purchase products from US suppliers following talks with Chinese president Xi Jinping at the G20 in Osaka, Japan. After meeting with Xi, Trump held a news conference in which he made the announcement. He said: “US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei. “We’re talking about equipment where there’s no great national security problem with it.

“I said that’s okay, that we will keep selling that product, these are American companies that make these products. That’s very complex, by the way. “I’ve agreed to allow them to continue to sell that product so that American companies will continue.” During the talks between the two leaders, it was agreed the trade war between the two superpowers would be paused. It is currently unclear if the new announcement means Google will lift its forthcoming Android ban on Huawei and begin trading with the firm again.

However, Trump's decision will surely ignite hope that Google's forthcoming Android block on Huawei will be scrapped. Last month the American tech powerhouse suspended Huawei's Android licence following the Trump administration's decision to place the firm on a trade blacklist. Although the block was immediately put in place, it was later lifted and is expected to go back into effect on August 19. Throughout this period, Huawei has emphasised all its current devices would continue to receive Android security and software updates.

Donald Trump met with Chinese president Xi Jinping at the G20 in Osaka, Japan

The US has previously claimed Huawei is a security threat