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FedEx sues U.S. Commerce Department over export controls in Huawei dispute

2019-06-26 4 Dailymotion

Global delivery firm FedEx has a 'special delivery' for the U.S. government.... and it's not the kind you look forward to.<br />Caught in the crossfire in the conflict between the U.S. and Huawei, FedEx is suing the U.S. Commerce Department over export rules that are being enforced against it.<br />For more on this and other news from around the world, let's turn to our Hong Yoo.<br />Tell us more on about what is driving FedEx to do this.<br /><br />This lawsuit announced by FedEx on Monday comes after a dispute over diverted shipments that prevented a Huawei package from being delivered to the U.S.,... and mistakenly returned to China.<br />FedEx claims changes to export rules designed to keep tech away from certain entities or people that the U.S. government considers a potential risk to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests are damaging its business.<br />Last month, the Commerce Department added Huawei to its entity list preventing transfers of technology to the Chinese telecoms giant without a special license.<br />And then came China's investigations into FedEx over misdelivered Huawei packages to which FedEx apologized on Sunday, saying it was an operational error.<br />Early this month, FedEx said its relationship with its Chinese customers is important and it will fully cooperate with any regulatory investigations.<br />The delivery company says the rules assume they can screen millions of packages shipped daily... when it's virtually impossible.<br />On top of that, with 1-thousand-1-hundred entities on the list, it puts them at risk of being fined for not having the pieces delivered and for possibly violating rules by shipping goods to enlisted entities.<br />U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday that they haven't yet reviewed the complaint, but look forward to defending Commerce's role in protecting U.S. national security.<br />

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