Donald Trump may have handed Huawei a lifeline as he revealed a possible easing of sanctions with Chinese companies.

There’s a great big trade war between US president Trump’s administration and China. Trump wants to Make America Great Again by making everything in America more expensive, by shifting manufacturing away from China. There are some unfathomable trade tariffs looming that’ll see goods involving Chinese manufacture even more expensive. While it hasn’t been implemented yet, there’s a very real possibility of a 25% tariff on things like consoles – making them more expensive to make, more expensive to bring into the US and more expensive to sell.

The news is just getting worse for Huawei as more announcements get made on how the proposed US ban on their tech will affect the company.