Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to rise in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, as the U.S. has issued a final rule revising the Federal Acquisition Regulation specifically to implement section 889(a)(1)(B), or “Part B.”
According to the rule, this subsection prohibits executive agencies from entering into, extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system or service with the following Chinese-made telecommunications equipment or services: