The ongoing US-China trade talks face new hurdles with the two sides grappling with the restrictions imposed on telecom giant Huawei and Boeing 737 Max 8 planes. The developments make it difficult for US President Donald Trump to claim success on these two ticklish issues, say analysts.
The US, which is ratcheting up pressure on Germany and several other governments in the West to not allow China’s Huawei to provide 5G mobile-internet infrastructure because of alleged security concerns, is now facing a global backlash against the American commercial airplanes major following two deadly crashes of the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in the past six months. Effectively, all 737 Max 8 aircraft are now grounded the world over after the Ethiopian Airways crash on 10 March due to escalating safety fears.
