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Calculated Shard: 84 (from laksa190)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa084.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/business/huawei-us-ban.html\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/business/huawei-us-ban.html\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/08\/07\/business\/huawei-us-ban.html","crawl_time":1770179471,"first_indexed_time":1565208420,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,nytimes!www,\/2019\/08\/07\/business\/huawei-us-ban.html s443","src_root_hash":"4566504020376537684","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"U.S. Moves to Ban Huawei From Government Contracts - The New York Times","meta_descriptions":["The prohibition was mandated by Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Advertisement\nSKIP ADVERTISEMENT\nThe administration has said that Huawei’s equipment poses national security risks.\nCredit...\nKevin Frayer\/Getty Images\nAug. 7, 2019\nThe Trump administration on Wednesday took a tactical step in its trade confrontation with China, by releasing a rule that restricts government agencies from doing business with Huawei, the giant Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment and smartphones.\nThe prohibition was mandated by Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year. It covers direct purchases of telecom gear and video surveillance equipment and services. And it extends to other Chinese companies that, like Huawei, have raised security concerns inside the American government, including the telecom equipment maker ZTE and Hikvision, which develops facial-recognition technology.\nBut Huawei, China’s largest telecom company, has been the main focus of attention for the White House and an on-again, off-again bargaining chip in the administration’s trade battle.\nIn a statement, Huawei said the White House move was “not unexpected” since it was required by the defense bill. The Chinese company said it would continue to challenge the ban in court and called it a “trade barrier based on country of origin, invoking punitive action without any evidence of wrongdoing.”\nThe administration’s various announcements regarding Huawei have caused confusion for the Chinese company and among its American suppliers.\nIn May, the Commerce Department put Huawei on a so-called entity list, which bans American corporations from supplying foreign companies deemed potential security threats. The administration has warned that Huawei’s equipment could give the Chinese access to phone calls and other communications, and it has tried to persuade allies not to use the company’s equipment in their build-out of the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G.\nBut the Commerce Department blacklist, like the rule released on Wednesday, includes openings for exceptions. And after meeting in June with President Xi Jinping of China at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, President Trump said American companies could sell some technology to Huawei. That easing, he said, came because China had agreed to buy more farm products from the United States.\nLast month, Mr. Trump met with the leaders of companies that supply Huawei with technology like networking chips and smartphone software, including Google, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom and others.\nAt the time, the White House said chief executives from the companies “requested timely licensing decisions from the Department of Commerce, and the president agreed.”\nBut in the past week, talks between Chinese and American trade negotiators broke down, the Chinese central bank let the renminbi fall, and Beijing said it would temporarily halt purchases of agricultural products from the United States.\nAnd on Wednesday, the White House finally released the congressionally mandated rule to prohibit government agencies from buying certain kinds of Huawei equipment. The rule goes into effect on Aug. 13.\nA version of this article appears in print on\nAug. 8, 2019\n, Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: U.S. Moves to Ban Huawei From Government Contracts\n.\nOrder Reprints\n|\nToday’s Paper\n|\nSubscribe\nRelated Content\nMore in Business\nvia House Oversight Democrats\nRobert F. 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It covers direct purchases of telecom gear and video surveillance equipment and services. And it extends to other Chinese companies that, like Huawei, have raised security concerns inside the American government, including the telecom equipment maker ZTE and Hikvision, which develops facial-recognition technology.\n\nBut Huawei, China’s largest telecom company, has been the main focus of attention for the White House and an on-again, off-again bargaining chip in the administration’s trade battle.\n\nIn a statement, Huawei said the White House move was “not unexpected” since it was required by the defense bill. The Chinese company said it would continue to challenge the ban in court and called it a “trade barrier based on country of origin, invoking punitive action without any evidence of wrongdoing.”\n\nThe administration’s various announcements regarding Huawei have caused confusion for the Chinese company and among its American suppliers.\n\nIn May, the Commerce Department put Huawei on a so-called entity list, which bans American corporations from supplying foreign companies deemed potential security threats. The administration has warned that Huawei’s equipment could give the Chinese access to phone calls and other communications, and it has tried to persuade allies not to use the company’s equipment in their build-out of the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G.\n\nBut the Commerce Department blacklist, like the rule released on Wednesday, includes openings for exceptions. And after meeting in June with President Xi Jinping of China at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, President Trump said American companies could sell some technology to Huawei. That easing, he said, came because China had agreed to buy more farm products from the United States.\n\nLast month, Mr. Trump met with the leaders of companies that supply Huawei with technology like networking chips and smartphone software, including Google, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom and others.\n\nAt the time, the White House said chief executives from the companies “requested timely licensing decisions from the Department of Commerce, and the president agreed.”\n\n## Editors’ Picks\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/02\/10\/multimedia\/36-hours-vieques-03-qplb\/36-hours-vieques-03-qplb-thumbLarge-v2.jpg)36 Hours on Vieques, P.R.](https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2026\/01\/29\/travel\/things-to-do-vieques.html)\n\n[![](https:\/\/static01.nyt.com\/images\/2026\/01\/28\/business\/00Biz-Financial-Quiz-33\/00Biz-Financial-Quiz-33-thumbLarge.jpg)How Strong Is Your Financial Knowledge? 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The rule goes into effect on Aug. 13.\n\nA version of this article appears in print on Aug. 8, 2019, Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: U.S. Moves to Ban Huawei From Government Contracts. 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Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year. It covers direct purchases of telecom gear and video surveillance equipment and services. And it extends to other Chinese companies that, like Huawei, have raised security concerns inside the American government, including the telecom equipment maker ZTE and Hikvision, which develops facial-recognition technology.\n\nBut Huawei, China’s largest telecom company, has been the main focus of attention for the White House and an on-again, off-again bargaining chip in the administration’s trade battle.\n\nIn a statement, Huawei said the White House move was “not unexpected” since it was required by the defense bill. The Chinese company said it would continue to challenge the ban in court and called it a “trade barrier based on country of origin, invoking punitive action without any evidence of wrongdoing.”\n\nThe administration’s various announcements regarding Huawei have caused confusion for the Chinese company and among its American suppliers.\n\nIn May, the Commerce Department put Huawei on a so-called entity list, which bans American corporations from supplying foreign companies deemed potential security threats. The administration has warned that Huawei’s equipment could give the Chinese access to phone calls and other communications, and it has tried to persuade allies not to use the company’s equipment in their build-out of the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G.\n\nBut the Commerce Department blacklist, like the rule released on Wednesday, includes openings for exceptions. 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Boilerpipe Text	Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The administration has said that Huawei’s equipment poses national security risks. Credit... Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Aug. 7, 2019 The Trump administration on Wednesday took a tactical step in its trade confrontation with China, by releasing a rule that restricts government agencies from doing business with Huawei, the giant Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment and smartphones. The prohibition was mandated by Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year. It covers direct purchases of telecom gear and video surveillance equipment and services. And it extends to other Chinese companies that, like Huawei, have raised security concerns inside the American government, including the telecom equipment maker ZTE and Hikvision, which develops facial-recognition technology. But Huawei, China’s largest telecom company, has been the main focus of attention for the White House and an on-again, off-again bargaining chip in the administration’s trade battle. In a statement, Huawei said the White House move was “not unexpected” since it was required by the defense bill. The Chinese company said it would continue to challenge the ban in court and called it a “trade barrier based on country of origin, invoking punitive action without any evidence of wrongdoing.” The administration’s various announcements regarding Huawei have caused confusion for the Chinese company and among its American suppliers. In May, the Commerce Department put Huawei on a so-called entity list, which bans American corporations from supplying foreign companies deemed potential security threats. The administration has warned that Huawei’s equipment could give the Chinese access to phone calls and other communications, and it has tried to persuade allies not to use the company’s equipment in their build-out of the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G. But the Commerce Department blacklist, like the rule released on Wednesday, includes openings for exceptions. And after meeting in June with President Xi Jinping of China at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, President Trump said American companies could sell some technology to Huawei. That easing, he said, came because China had agreed to buy more farm products from the United States. Last month, Mr. Trump met with the leaders of companies that supply Huawei with technology like networking chips and smartphone software, including Google, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom and others. At the time, the White House said chief executives from the companies “requested timely licensing decisions from the Department of Commerce, and the president agreed.” But in the past week, talks between Chinese and American trade negotiators broke down, the Chinese central bank let the renminbi fall, and Beijing said it would temporarily halt purchases of agricultural products from the United States. And on Wednesday, the White House finally released the congressionally mandated rule to prohibit government agencies from buying certain kinds of Huawei equipment. The rule goes into effect on Aug. 13. A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 8, 2019 , Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: U.S. Moves to Ban Huawei From Government Contracts . Order Reprints \| Today’s Paper \| Subscribe Related Content More in Business via House Oversight Democrats Robert F. Bukaty/Associated Press Audra Melton for The New York Times Doug Mills/The New York Times Editors’ Picks Kerstin Wichmann Illustration by Tomi Um Trending in The Times Neilson Barnard/Getty Images Lo-Letha Toland-Hall Hayley Watson Matthew Williams Jose Flores Mizuki Sakai/Kyodo News, via Associated Press Pictorial Parade/Getty Images Hakon Mosvold Larsen/NTB, via Agence France-Presse – Getty Images Saher Alghorra for The New York Times Roberto Schmidt/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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The prohibition was mandated by Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year. It covers direct purchases of telecom gear and video surveillance equipment and services. And it extends to other Chinese companies that, like Huawei, have raised security concerns inside the American government, including the telecom equipment maker ZTE and Hikvision, which develops facial-recognition technology. But Huawei, China’s largest telecom company, has been the main focus of attention for the White House and an on-again, off-again bargaining chip in the administration’s trade battle. In a statement, Huawei said the White House move was “not unexpected” since it was required by the defense bill. The Chinese company said it would continue to challenge the ban in court and called it a “trade barrier based on country of origin, invoking punitive action without any evidence of wrongdoing.” The administration’s various announcements regarding Huawei have caused confusion for the Chinese company and among its American suppliers. In May, the Commerce Department put Huawei on a so-called entity list, which bans American corporations from supplying foreign companies deemed potential security threats. The administration has warned that Huawei’s equipment could give the Chinese access to phone calls and other communications, and it has tried to persuade allies not to use the company’s equipment in their build-out of the next generation of wireless networks, known as 5G. But the Commerce Department blacklist, like the rule released on Wednesday, includes openings for exceptions. And after meeting in June with President Xi Jinping of China at the Group of 20 summit in Japan, President Trump said American companies could sell some technology to Huawei. That easing, he said, came because China had agreed to buy more farm products from the United States. Last month, Mr. Trump met with the leaders of companies that supply Huawei with technology like networking chips and smartphone software, including Google, Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom and others. At the time, the White House said chief executives from the companies “requested timely licensing decisions from the Department of Commerce, and the president agreed.” ## Editors’ Picks [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/10/multimedia/36-hours-vieques-03-qplb/36-hours-vieques-03-qplb-thumbLarge-v2.jpg)36 Hours on Vieques, P.R.](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/29/travel/things-to-do-vieques.html) [![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/01/28/business/00Biz-Financial-Quiz-33/00Biz-Financial-Quiz-33-thumbLarge.jpg)How Strong Is Your Financial Knowledge? 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A version of this article appears in print on Aug. 8, 2019, Section B, Page 6 of the New York edition with the headline: U.S. Moves to Ban Huawei From Government Contracts. 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Readable Markdown	Advertisement [SKIP ADVERTISEMENT](https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/07/business/huawei-us-ban.html#after-top) ![](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2019/08/07/business/07huawei/merlin_155324274_71203269-a045-404d-93dd-36d09ad2d09a-articleLarge.jpg?quality=75&auto=webp&disable=upscale) The administration has said that Huawei’s equipment poses national security risks.Credit...Kevin Frayer/Getty Images - Aug. 7, 2019 The Trump administration on Wednesday took a tactical step in its trade confrontation with China, by releasing a rule that restricts government agencies from doing business with Huawei, the giant Chinese maker of telecommunications equipment and smartphones. The prohibition was mandated by Congress as part of a broader defense bill signed into law last year. It covers direct purchases of telecom gear and video surveillance equipment and services. 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