美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普签署行政令禁用华为 意在向中方施压（在线收听）

First story, an Executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump that will stop American companies from using certain telecommunications equipment. The president says anything that could be a risk to U.S. national security is off limits.

There's this company in China named Huawei. It's the largest provider of telecom equipment in the world. The U.S. government is concerned that the Chinese government could use Huawei's equipment to s?py on other countries.

And though the White House did not say it was specifically targeting China and Huawei with the new Executive order, the U.S. Commerce Department later added Huawei to the list of companies that could be undermining American interests. So there's no doubt that Huawei is covered by this Executive order. Dozens of small and rural wireless carriers in the U.S. currently use Huawei equipment. So they're trying to find out how this will effect them going forward. The Chinese company says the order will put an obstacle in the rollout of 5G wireless technology in America and that it would hurt American businesses and consumers.

But trade experts say this could hurt China too because Huawei gets a lot of the parts it uses from American companies like Qualcomm and Intel and this order could make it harder for Huawei to get those parts. So the impact on 5G could be felt on both sides of the Pacific. This is happening as the U.S. and China face off in an escalating trade dispute, and it's seen as a way for the American government to pressure the Chinese government over that. The White House says the Executive order is part of President Trump's commitment to keep American networks safe. But China says the U.S. actions are wrong.