The Trump administration has not yet granted any licences for sales to the blacklisted company
In its reaction, the Chinese tech giant said that the temporary extension "does not change the fact that Huawei has been treated unjustly."
The extension renews an agreement set to lapse on August 19, continuing the Chinese company's ability to maintain existing telecommunications networks and provide software updates to Huawei handsets.
The highly-anticipated software is considered crucial for the tech giant's survival amid a White House ban on US companies selling technology products to them.
Huawei was placed by Washington on a blacklist in mid-May that effectively blocks US firms from doing business with the Shenzhen-based firm.
The future of US companies' ties to Huawei, the world's top maker of telecommunications equipment, remains uncertain after the Trump administration put the company on a blacklist in May, citing national security concerns.
A decision on whether to include China’s Huawei in Britain’s 5G telecoms network has been delayed after Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to step down.
The world’s largest telecommunications equipment maker was added to a Commerce Department list in May that prohibits US companies from supplying it with new American-made goods and services unless they obtain licenses that will likely be denied.
The US-China trade war is already having a negative impact on the global economy. If Donald Trump and Xi Jinping cannot agree to new terms at the G20 Summit, it will affect everyone.
US officials accused Huawei of facilitating Chinese spying. Bloomberg reported Huawei employees worked on at least 10 research projects with Chinese armed forces, collaborations the company said it was not aware of.
The US-India relationship is not mutually beneficial as India seems to be making all the concessions while the US disregards India's interests.
The infamous Trump Baby blimp flew over central London during anti-Trump protests as the US President held a meeting with the outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May and later a joint press conference on the second day of his state visit.
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