China bashing is a regular fixture of presidential campaigns in the United States. But it’s crucial that they be contained. The China-U.S. relationship should not be trifled with. It is the most consequential bilateral connection in the world.

When the U.S. Trump Administration’s recently attempted to slam the door on Huawei, China’s leading telecommunication and technology loaded company, he and his China advisors broke the heretofore gold standard in international collaboration; and that has been the world’s semiconductor industry.

The latest accusation adds to a long list of US charges against Huawei .

United States stretches reason past the breaking point as it applies pressure to the company. Britain is adopting the technology anyway, while Meng Wanzhou’s rights continue to be violated in Canada.

US global calls to ban Huawei are falling flat. Even countries that recognized Huawei’s security vulnerabilities would not want to politicize what is supposed to be a technical or business judgment.

Chinese technology companies are suffering reputational damage from the deteriorating US-China bilateral relationship, but they can take proactive steps to protect their brand image and success.

Trade negotiations are at standstill as Washington weighs how much business with telecom-equipment giant to allow.

Licenses would allow U.S. suppliers to resume sales to blacklisted Chinese firm.

The U.S. government will issue licenses to companies seeking to sell goods to China’s Huawei where there is no threat to national security.

While Huawei may present a genuine security risk to the United States and the world, there are big problems with the current case against the telecommunications giant, and banning all forms of commerce is not the way forward.