Taiwan has banned the sale of three Huawei smartphones with immediate effect. This has nothing to do with the previous allegations of spying or backdooring against Huawei. According to Taiwan’s National Communications Commission (NCC) regulatory body, it has taken this decision so that the Huawei P30, Huawei P30 Pro and Huawei Nova 5T cannot be sold in the country until the company updates the operating system on the three devices.
Huawei’s OS currently lists the nation Taiwan, China in the contacts and time zone, a designation that the independent island loathes. The NCC announced its decision on Thursday, making it clear that Huawei will not be allowed to sell the three smartphones unless the OS is tweaked.
This is an extremely sensitive political issue with Beijing considering Taiwan a part of its “One China” policy. It is waiting for territorial unification for the past seven decades, and will not shy away from using force if necessary. Although, both countries are governed separately. “The labeling in Huawei’s smartphones are factually incorrect and has hurt the dignity of the Taiwanese people. We have taken strict measures to uphold Taiwan’s dignity” according to the NCC’s official statement.
The People’s Republic of China does not consider the Republic of China or Taiwan as a legitimate nation. If the PRE cannot find a peaceful solution for reunification, it plans to use any other means necessary. However, the Republic of China has its own constitution, president and armed forces. Hence, the Chinese smartphone maker referring to the island as a part of China was deemed an insult.
Ironically, Huawei might have referred to Taiwan as a part of China after numerous complaints were made against the manufacturer by the citizens of the mainland. Huawei failed to refer to Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan as part of China in some local Chinese dialects, leading to the software update and the current fiasco!
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