The relationship between the US Government and Chinese tech giant Huawei is far from warm. From straight out banning Huawei equipment from being used in the States to pressuring mobile carriers to not sell Huawei smartphones, authorities have put quite an effort to limit the influence of Huawei in North America. The main reason for that is the company’s close ties with the Chinese government and fears that it's sending it communications data from the US.

In the latest episode of this ongoing drama, Huawei’s research-and-development unit based in California has been denied export licenses, ...