According to foreign media reports, on Wednesday, local time, two US officials indicated that US regulators are willing to make changes to block the so-called “loopholes” in the new regulations prohibiting the sale of chips to Huawei.

The US Department of Commerce previously announced new export control regulations to restrict Huawei’s ability to use US technology and software for chip design and manufacturing. The regulation also expands the power of the United States to require Huawei to obtain a license to sell semiconductors manufactured abroad using U.S. technology.

However, this regulation only involves chips designed by Huawei, and does not include chips shipped directly to Huawei customers. These customers can assemble chips into Huawei systems, which does not constitute supply to Huawei. Many industry lawyers believe that this is a major loophole. Two U.S. officials said recently that in response to this, the U.S. regulators are willing to make changes to “close the loophole.”

When asked whether the US regulator might adjust the rules, US State Department official Christopher Ashley Ford said that this requires regulators to provide insight to determine whether the rules should be changed.

Ford stated that this rule will “provide us with more information as a basis for our future export control decisions and try to find the correct answer to these challenges, including when Huawei tries to bypass our rules in some way, if it can be adjusted if necessary. ”

He added that the regulator will pay close attention, “we will definitely make any changes we think are necessary.” Huawei declined to comment.

The US Department of Commerce claimed that Huawei was included in the “Entity List” last year due to national security concerns. The United States accused Huawei of violating many of its laws, which denied these allegations. Those in the US government who are hard-lined with Huawei are disappointed and believe that inclusion in the “entity list” has not done enough to cut off Huawei ‘s supply and that more tough measures are needed.

An anonymous industry lawyer said that one way to change the rules is to adjust the wording, but such a change will pose challenges for the regulator itself. Cordell Hull, a U.S. Department of Commerce official, said the agency’s law enforcement department “will study evasive actions”.