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American President Donald Trump (left) and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson during a meeting in 2017. (Reuters / Kevin Lamarque)

The United States Department of Commerce's decision to expand the scope of its ruling to block sales of semiconductors manufactured using U.S. technology to Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has pushed the company into the global spotlight once again. Huawei, which has been at the center of the tug of war between Europe's desire to roll out 5G networks within her borders and the U.S. national security concerns due to purported technological flaws and Huawei's proximity to the Chinese government, has managed to make impressive inroads in the European market for 5G networking gear.