Influential group lifts ban on Huawei

The IEEE, a global technical organization under fire for banning employees of Chinese communications company Huawei from participating in its academic activities, such as editorial and peer reviews, lifted the restriction on Monday.

The change came after the organization received a clarification from the United States government in the wake of widespread protests from Chinese academics about the politicization of science.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, a New York-based technical organization for the advancement of technology, said in an online statement that it had received a "requested clarification" from the US Department of Commerce. Based on the new information, all IEEE members, regardless of employer, may continue to participate in all activities of the organization, it said.