Huawei is planning extensive job cuts in the US, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing anonymous sources.

Huawei has declined to comment.

Huawei has declined to comment.

The US Commerce Department added Huawei to its "entity list" in May, a move that bans the company from acquiring technology from US firms without government approval.

Even though US President Donald Trump has since said he would allow US companies to continue to sell to the Chinese tech giant, it is unclear when and how this will happen.

Meanwhile, Reuters has reported that the US may approve licenses for firms to re-start selling to Huawei within two weeks, citing a senior US official.