US lawmakers, particularly Republican officials, have voiced criticism against the Biden administration following Huawei’s recent launch of a new laptop. The MateBook X Pro 2024, unveiled by the Chinese tech giant, features Intel’s latest Core Ultra processors equipped with AI capabilities.

Huawei’s ability to access Intel chips stems from a special license issued by the Trump administration in 2020, despite being under US trade restrictions since 2019. The decision not to renew this license has stirred frustration among lawmakers.

The chair of the House of Representatives select committee on China, expressed concern over the Department of Commerce’s approval of Intel chip shipments to Huawei. He questioned the administration’s stance on technology exports, particularly towards companies on the trade restriction list.

Both the Commerce Department and Intel declined to comment on the matter, while Huawei did not respond to requests for comment. The situation highlights ongoing tensions between the US and China regarding technological advancements, raising questions about the enforcement of trade restrictions and the safeguarding of national security interests.

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Huawei’s latest MateBook X Pro laptop comes with Intel’s cutting-edge Core Ultra 9 processor. This powerful chip ensures seamless performance and facilitates advanced AI capabilities, enabling tasks such as text summarization across various applications. With Intel’s technology at its core, the MateBook X Pro can deliver unmatched speed and efficiency, providing users with a superior computing experience.

The controversy surrounding Huawei’s latest laptop highlights the complex interplay between technology, national security, and geopolitical rivalries. It prompts discussions on potential regulatory changes and the need for strategic engagement to navigate these challenges effectively.

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The ongoing criminal case between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Chinese tech giant Huawei has once again come under the spotlight. According to reports from The Wall Street Journal and Reuters, negotiations for a settlement have hit a snag, leading to a scheduled trial directly in January 2026.

At the hearing, the Assistant U.S. Attorney updated U.S. District Judge Ann Donnelly about the deadlock in settlement talks. Judge Donnelly then suggested starting the trial in early January 2026 because of this issue.

Prosecutors expect the trial to last between four to six months because the case is complex. Nonetheless, Huawei, represented by Douglas Axel, agreed with the proposed schedule before the trial.

This legal dispute started back in 2018 when the case initially surfaced with a sealed indictment. Among the accusations leveled against Huawei are allegations of misleading banks regarding business dealings in Iran, alongside other charges such as conspiracy to steal trade secrets.

A significant event in this case was when Huawei’s CFO, Sabrina Meng, was arrested in Canada in December 2018 at the request of the U.S. However, after 4 years, she was released in September 2021 after reaching an agreement with U.S. authorities, leading to the dropping of charges against her.

Huawei’s response to the legal proceedings includes an intention to file a motion seeking to split the case into two parts. This motion aims to separate fraud charges from trade secret-related charges, a move the US government opposes strongly. 

With negotiations stalled, all eyes are now on the upcoming trial.  Set to commence in January 2026, this case holds the potential to significantly impact the technology industry and reshape the global geopolitical dynamics between the United States and China.

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Huawei has already faced various sanctions from the US government over the last couple of years. But it appears that the restrictions from the Biden administration might be getting even tighter around the company.

As of right now, the Chinese tech giant has US export restrictions around current gen and core technologies like 5G. Although, the US Department of Commerce had recently began granting licenses to some America based firms to sell certain products and technologies to the company. Back in 2020, Qualcomm was allowed to sell 4G enabled smartphones chips to Huawei. But now, it appears that this might soon be reversed.

A Commerce Department spokesperson has stated that officials are “continually assess our policies and regulations”. It appears that some officials in the Biden administration are pushing for ban on all sales to the company, which has long been rumored to have ties with the Chinese government, and by its extensions, the Chinese military as well. This news also arrives as the tensions between the US and China has been on the rise, as the former looks to hamper the latter’s advances in the tech field.

In response to this, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning stated that Beijing “is gravely concerned about the report”. He further added that “China is strongly against the US’s abuse of state power to hobble Chinese companies by stretching the concept of national security”. It remains to be seen when and how these tougher restrictions would be implemented, so stick around for more updates regarding this matter.

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Two alleged spies from China have just recently been arrested in the US for allegedly interfering with the investigation case against Huawei. The company has been designated as a national security threat in the past, so here’s all we know about this matter.

The Department of Justice announced that it had arrested two men that are believed to be working for Chinese intelligence. These men apparently tried to hinder the US investigation into the Chinese tech giant. For those unaware, the company was placed in the US Entity list back in 2019, and faced further sanctions in months that followed. It was even cut off from Google at the start and lost its primary chip supplier, TSMC, as well by the following year.

Since then, Huawei’s smartphone operations faced a crippling blow, with its latest smartphone models launching with top end Qualcomm chipsets that do only offer 4G connectivity. From being a top smartphone maker, the brand is nowhere near the top players in the market any longer. The two Chinese spies arrested by the US are Guochum He and Zheng Wang. Both of these men are being accused of working with the Chinese government and attempting to steal files and other information from the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York.

Notably, the files being stolen were related to an “ongoing federal criminal investigation and prosecution of a global telecommunications company (Company-1) based in the PRC (People’s Republic of China) believed to be Huawei.” In the list of accusations, both men were even charged with bribing 41,000 US Dollars in Bitcoin to a US government employee, who they thought was working for the PRC. However, that governemnt employee was actually a double agent for the FBI. So now, Wang faces 20 years in prison while He may face a sentence nearly twice as long, around 40 years.

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Huawei is working on addressing the various security risks and national security concerns that surrounds it across the globe, as stated by the company’s official in a recent interview.

In a recent interview with Bloomberg, Andy Purdy, chief technology officer of Huawei Technologies Co.’s U.S. operations, stated that it is  currently discussing the ‘prospects’ for the company amid frictions between the world’s two largest economies, the US and China. Last week, the US Federal Communications Commission stated that telecommunications and video surveillance made by five Chinese companies including Huawei “pose an unacceptable risk to the national security.”

Earlier this week, the FCC moved towards banning China Unicom and ComNet from the US entirely. Purdy added that the it also too early to tell if the new Biden administration would be better than the previous one. Furthermore, the executive also added that the company is focusing on its “ability to do business in the United States,” while recognizing the COVID-19 having a major impact on the nation’s economy.

Previously, we had reported on the US government had imposed a new restriction on Huawei suppliers over 5G technology licensing. Furthermore, when asked about its efforts in addressing the allegations regarding the company being a security threat, Andy stated that the firm has made “tremendous developments.” The official said that the company is focusing globally, especially with the European Union, pushing for “objective standards” for telecom operators and equipment suppliers, which the brand hopes would inform the US government and help alleviate the national security concerns the company faces.

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Huawei had announced its financial report for the year 2019, earlier today (31st March 2020). After this, a senior executive from the company commented on the ongoing news regarding the US limiting TSMC chip supply to Huawei.

For those unaware, the United States may undertake measures to limit the sales of chipsets from TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) to Huawei. In other words, this will limit the Chinese tech giant’s global chip supply which is integral to its operations since it has its own proprietary Kirin processors alongside other custom made chips for its AIoT portfolio and more.

According to Xu Zhijun, the Deputy and Rotating Chairman of Huawei, “The Chinese government will not let Huawei be dominated or ignored. I believe the Chinese government will take countermeasures.” This means that if the US Government measures are implemented, then China will have no choice but to take similar measures against certain companies as well. Meaning, another trade war could start from this ordeal.

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Xu Zhijun read the report from Reuters and People’s Daily and thinks it endangers the global ecology. He called out the US for arbitrarily modifying corporate product specifications which could lead to some devastating effects, or what Xu refers to as Pandora’s Box (a mythical object that contained human evils and plagues). The senior executive believes the impacts of this could potentially harm companies across the globe and their supply chains and not just Huawei.

Xu Zhijun further added that he believes” this message is false, otherwise there will be endless troubles. Players at any stage of the global industry chain will have a hard time staying alone.” Additionally, the Chinese government taking similar actions might lead to further tensions between the two nations and their trade regulations.

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Earlier this week, U.S officials made bold statements against Huawei saying how the company had the capability to secretly access sensitive and personal information in the systems it maintains across the world. The officials claimed that these so-called “backdoors” allow the company to spy on networks. In fact, a couple of days back, the US Department of Justice filed a formal indictment against Huawei, accusing it of several serious charges like racketeering, conspiracy, and theft.

The officials said they had evidence to show Huawei had backdoor access, but so far, they have failed to show it to the world. And yesterday, Huawei’s cybersecurity chief hit back at those officials daring them to publish this evidence. Huawei’s cybersecurity chief John Suffolk said, “We just say: ‘Don’t hide it, don’t be shy. Publish it, let the world see it’.”

He explained that Huawei had to connect its equipment to the ‘lawful intercept gateway’ required by governments but had no access to it, which are often kept in a special room. These are the backdoors in the network which can tap into calls and data for law enforcement agencies under specific circumstances like that of a court order.

Suffolk said, “We have no access to this equipment, we don’t know what call or information is being intercepted, we don’t know when it is intercepted – all we do is provide one side of the box which is blind to what’s happening on the other side of the box.”

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“I’m not aware of any operator who has said to Huawei: ‘Come and sit in this room and see what’s going on’,” he said.

“If I found out that our staff were involved with such things, then we would take appropriate action on that.”

He also added how the claims about Huawei stealing trade secrets from competitors didn’t make sense because if it was true, its competitors should have been growing at a significant rate. He said that if Huawei had stolen lucrative trade secrets from its competition, then these companies should have been doing at least as well as Huawei.

“The faith of our customers — and you can see this in the results over the past 30 years — gives an indication of what our customers think of those allegations,” Suffolk said.

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A recent report alleged that Huawei was planning to trim down its workforce in the US. Huawei operates in the US under its subsidiary known as Futurewei. Futurewei is Huawei’s research arm and was in the news recently when it made moves to extricate itself from Huawei’s brand identity. The company has now reportedly announced worker layoffs on Monday, according to two Futurewei employees.

This sad development is coming barely two months after the U.S. government put Huawei on a trade blacklist, making it illegal for its U.S. subsidiary to transfer sensitive technologies to its parent. The blacklist also restricts Huawei from purchasing products from U.S. technology companies. One of the employees even disclosed that work came to a standstill since May 17 when the company was blacklisted. In his words; “On the 17th of May, Huawei asked everyone at Futurewei to upload everything to the Huawei cloud, right before the ban took effect….After that basically, Futurewei has stopped doing any work – almost stopped everything.”

The layoff will see 70% of the 850 workers under Futurewei’s payroll let go, an employee revealed. The employee also indicated that the layoff list had been sent from Huawei’s headquarters in China. Apart from workers layoffs, Huawei is also terminating any open source projects, projects related to near-term Huawei products, and any research and development in critical technology.

Futurewei runs several research labs in the US and partners several US universities in research and development. Futurewei has offices in Silicon Valley and the greater Seattle, Chicago and Dallas areas. Futurewei has filed more than 2,100 patents in such areas as telecommunications, 5G cellular networks, and video and camera technologies, according to data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Huawei is yet to release an official statement about this latest development.

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US president, Donald Trump’s recent statement that US companies can do business with Huawei may be a glimmer of much-needed hope for the company. The US ban, though suspended for 90 days, was already having some ripple effects on the company’s shipments globally. In Taiwan, shipping estimates show that Huawei’s smartphone sales have started to decline after the announcement by Google and other US companies who are key players in the smartphone industry that their services are no longer available to Huawei.

Sources at local retail channels disclosed that Huawei was able to ship an estimated 50,000 smartphones in the tiny island in May. This accounts for an 8.6% share in terms of unit shipments and enables Huawei to retain its fourth spot in the domestic market. Huawei ranks behind Apple (24.8%) in the first position, Samsung in second (23.7%) and Oppo at the third spot (10.8%).

However, Huawei’s shipment value dropped to fourth from third with a 6% share, trailing Apple (52.7%), Samsung (19.7%) and Oppo (6.4%). The sources speculate that Huawei’s smartphone sales are likely to drop by 60-80% on month in June, with its ranking in unit shipments to tumble by 4-5 notches. With Trump’s latest announcement, it is left to be seen how the market will react. We expect sales of Huawei’s phones to rebound but there may still be some uncertainty whether Trump may decide to wield the big stick again.

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After successful talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at G20 Summit in Japan, the US president Donald Trump allowed the American firms to keep doing business with Huawei. The new move will significantly benefit both the US companies and the Chinese manufacturer.

While addressing a press conference at the summit, Trump said, “I did agree to allow our companies – you know, jobs, I like our companies selling things to other people. So I allowed that to happen. Very complex things. Not easy – this is not things that are easy to make.” He further added, “We’re talking about equipment where there’s no great national security problem with it.”

However, the ban will remain active on all Huawei products, including laptops, smartphones, communications infrastructure technologies in the United States. It is currently unclear whether the talks have paved the way for lifting the Android ban on Huawei devices or not. We need to wait for the confirmation.

The new move is seen as a concession to Huawei. However, it contradicts the ban imposed by the US commerce department a few months ago. The trade ban forced various US companies to cut ties with the Chinese telecom equipment maker. As a result, Google also barred Huawei from using its services, including Android. It was later lifted for 90 days temporarily until August 19.

On the other hand, Huawei kept stressing about the timely rollout of Android security and software updates on all its current devices.

It is a good move for the Huawei which is crippling due to the absence of raw material. We hope to see some more healthy improvements in the US-Huawei trade war very soon.

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Huawei has become the major sufferer between the US-China trade war. The company smartphone sales have been affected by 50% in the last few weeks. Multiple carrier networks across different countries have postponed sales of the newly launched Huawei devices. Most of the US companies, including Google, Qualcomm, Intel, and others have cut ties with the Huawei. The Chinese company will no longer have access to the Android Operating system after the temporary 90 days of relaxation. However, it will depend on the Android Open Source Project for updates.

Huawei has been through crests and troughs since the imposition of the ban. Except for Southeast Asia, most of the US allies have withdrawn dealings with the Chinese telecom instrument provider. The countries like Australia, Germany, New Zealand, and others have barred the Huawei to participate in the 5G network testing. Whereas, the Southeast Asian countries like Malaysia, Thailand, and the all-time US ally – Philippines have welcomed the company.

Particularly in the Philippines, Huawei is a significant investor; they have developed surveillance in the high-tech Bonifacio Global City. The advanced city consists of various sky scrappers and tree-lined beautiful streets. The whole city is furnished by Huawei with more than 200 high-definition security cameras. The entire system depends on the Huawei due to its cheap and quality products which have lured the country to disregard the US Ban.

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The surveillance system is just a single example out of many investments which are paving the way for deep interaction between Huawei and Philippines. These are some main reasons behind ignoring the US ban on using the Huawei equipment. It signifies the weakening US influence in the region.

“There’s a skepticism of whether the U.S. arguments about the nefarious nature of Huawei and its connections to the Chinese government are actually valid,” Brian Harding, a fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington said. “And there’s a frustration the U.S. government isn’t bringing a viable alternative to the table.”

Huawei is also magnifying its offers and services at affordable prices to lure the region which has emerged as a breeding place for tech companies. The company is also actively testing the 5G network across these countries. “Huawei has established its reputation for value-for-money networking equipment and that is highly attractive to developing and growth markets,” said John Ure, director of the Telecommunications Research Project at the University of Hong Kong.

Although, the Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad also denied support to the US allegations. Humorously, he said, ” What is there to spy in Malaysia?”

Another critical US Ally, Thailand, is also testing 5G network with Huawei. The government in the Land of Smiles have awarded an opportunity to the Chinese maker to develop the 5G network. Japan is the only country barring Huawei from 5G contracts.

On the other hand, the US officials said that they would stop sharing information with countries using Huawei for 5G technology. Overall, it is difficult to predict what is going to happen in the future. We have to wait and watch to see how the whole situation unfolds itself.

Huawei is getting ready to face the hardened situation. They have stockpiled crucial components for 12 months.

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Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei continues to make efforts aimed at ensuring it regains the trust of its fans and clients blighted by the security concerns and several clampdowns on the company’s operations by the US government. In order to keep existing clients and perhaps sway countries who are still contemplating about using Huawei’s 5G infrastructures, the Chinese telecoms giant has published a detailed Q&A on its website entitled “Huawei Facts”.

This is coming as the US government continues to push its allies to block the Chinese company from proving their 5G hardware. The US thinks, unsubstantiated though, that Huawei’s equipment could be used for spying by the Chinese government. The latest move by the US is said to be an executive order banning the use of Huawei’s 5G equipment by US carriers. The Q&A is aimed at salvaging any public goodwill still left out there for Huawei. Already the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Japan have locked Huawei from providing the 5G hardware. Several countries in Europe are said to be considering a similar move and are currently examining their stance. The US is likely to influence Europe’s decision considering a recent statement by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Washington may be forced to scale back certain operations in Europe and elsewhere if countries continue to do business with Huawei.

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In its Q&A, Huawei says there has never been a major security breach in its 30 years of business but if evidence is produced, it will be addressed “directly”. The Chinese company also asserts that despite numerous “inaccurate reports in the media”, Chinese law does not require it to install “back doors” in networks and other equipment. The company continues to deny any untoward connections with the Chinese military or security agencies. It also harps on the need for countries to recognise the importance of setting better common standards, adopting ­industry best practices and implementing risk-mitigation procedures to ensure that there is an objective basis for choosing technology vendors. It is quite unclear if this US clampdown is an escalation of the US-China trade war or the concerns are 100% genuine. What do you think? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.

You can check out the full Q&A from here.

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Gizmochina first covered the story of the innovative new glass protection technology known as Miraj Diamond Glass technology and manufactured by US start-up Akhan Semiconductor in February 2017. Back then, the company was optimistic that its technology would be utilised in smartphones before the end of the year 2017. That is yet to happen but the company is presently embroiled in a dispute with Chinese tech giant Huawei technology. The dispute even resulted in the FBI carrying out a sting operation against the Chinese tech giant at CES 2019. 

Turned out that Akhan Semiconductor had gotten into talks with Huawei about licensing the technology to the smartphone manufacturer. Akhan claims the technology is 6 times stronger and 10 times more scratch-resistant than Gorilla Glass, the industry standard that generates about $3 billion in annual sales for Corning Inc. The company provided Samsung and Huawei with samples of the glass. An early sample of the Miraj Diamond Glass was shipped to Huawei’s lab in San Diego but there was an agreement that the glass would not be cut into two. This is standard practice to avoid any chance the the company’s engineers will reverse engineer the glass process if it is cut into two. However, when the glass was returned to Akhan, there were signs the glass had been cut into two and some fragments were removed. The US start-up then lodged a formal complaint with FBI and that culminated in the sting operation at CES 2019. The entire operation is documented in Bloomberg’s report which you can find on the source link below.

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Huawei is not a newbie to such accusation of intellectual property theft. It hs always had such toga hanging on its neck. In 2002, Cisco Systems Inc. accused the company of stealing source code for its routers. Motorola said in a 2010 lawsuit that Huawei had successfully turned some of its Chinese-born employees into informants. And in 2012 the U.S. House Intelligence Committee labelled Huawei a national security threat and urged the government and American businesses not to buy its products. Huawei denied all the claims. The Cisco and Motorola lawsuits ended with settlements. The US Department of Justice is also suspecting Huawei of stealing protected trade secrets from T-Mobile – those pertaining to its touchscreen experience testing robot Tappy.

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The Chinese government has urged countries who presently view Huawei as a security threat to end the  “fabrications” against the Chinese company. The admonition was made after a Polish official announced that his country could limit the use of Huawei’s products by public entities following the arrest of a Huawei employee in Poland on the allegation of spying. 

Huawei has come under serious scrutiny in some countries, most prominent is the US which had already passed a bill banning the use of Huawei equipment by government agencies. The US government is even rumoured to be planning to sign an executive order that’ll ban US company’s from using Huawei’s equipment. Thus, the recent case in Poland didn’t do Huawei’s battered image any good. The allegation is that Huawei equipment could be used by the Chinese government for espionage. But Huawei has repeatedly denied the possibility of such happening. The company was quick to fire Wang Weijing, the employee arrested in Poland, stating clearly that his alleged actions had no relation to the company.

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The arrest elicited a response from Karol Okonski, a Polish government cyber-security official. He hinted that “abrupt” policy changes toward Huawei were not warranted after the arrests, but that the use of the company’s products by state entities could be reviewed. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, responding to the remarks at a regular news briefing in Beijing, stated; “some people” seek to use groundless accusations about security threats to “suppress and restrict Chinese technology companies’ development abroad”.

“We urge relevant parties to cease the groundless fabrications and unreasonable restrictions toward Huawei and other Chinese companies, and create a fair, good and just environment for mutual investment and normal cooperation by both sides’ companies,” Hua added. She went further; “Using security reasons to hype, obstruct or restrict normal cooperation between companies, in the end, will only hurt one’s own interests.”

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A spokesman for the Polish security services has since clarified that the allegations against Wang Weijing related to individual actions, and were not linked directly to Huawei. However, Poland’s internal affairs minister, Joachim Brudzinski, has called for the European Union and NATO to work on a joint position over whether to exclude Huawei from their markets.

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The recent trade sanctions from the US on Huawei is getting much worse. The disputes are now getting deeper, and both the parties are alleging each other with serious charges. In latest update, Canadian law enforcement has arrested Huawei CFO Wanzhou Meng from Vancouver while she was changing her flights. The arrest has been made by Canadian law enforcement at the request of the US over violating the Iran sanctions.

Only minimal details are out yet, but as per some sources, she was arrested on December 1st in Vancouver and will have a first bail hearing on December 7th. Ms. Meng has sought a publication ban from the court regarding the whole scenario. Meng Wanzhou aka Sabrina or Cathy Meng serves as CFO and deputy chairwoman of Huawei’s board.

Huawei has clarified from their end that she faces unspecified charges in the New York. Later, other sources claimed that the arrest had been made to investigate whether Huawei violated US sanctions on Iran or not.

Further speaking on the issue, Huawei spokesperson said, “The company has been provided very little information regarding the charges and is not aware of any wrongdoing by Ms. Meng. The company believes the Canadian and US legal systems will ultimately reach a just conclusion. Huawei complies with all applicable laws and regulations where it operates, including applicable export control and sanction laws and regulations of the UN, US and EU.”

On the other hand, the Chinese embassy in Canada issued a statement asking both the United States and Canada to “immediately correct the wrongdoing and restore the personal freedom of Ms. Meng Wanzhou.”

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The tensions between the US and Huawei started a few months ago due to allegations of spying by the Chinese government using Huawei’s equipment. Since then, Huawei is facing operational difficulties in the US and some other countries like Australia, New Zealand, etc. Moreover, the US is advising the countries to bare from using Huawei apparatus to introduce new telecommunication technologies.

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The searchlight is beaming once again on Huawei in the U.S, this time around concerning the possible violation of US ban on importing its products to Iran and other countries. Sources familiar with the matter hint that the U.S. authorities have been probing Huawei’s alleged shipping of U.S.-origin products to Iran and other countries in violation of U.S. export and sanctions laws.

At present, the U.S Justice Department is reportedly probing Huawei for possible violations and the probe is spearheaded by the U.S attorney’s office in Brooklyn. The probe may have begun as far back as 2016, the same time the ZTE probe began. However, a spokesperson for the Justice Department refused to confirm or deny such investigation was ongoing when contacted.

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The probe is yet another hurdle which could effectively cripple Huawei’s business concerns not only in the U.S but also in other regions. It is coming on the heels of a series of U.S. actions aimed at stopping or reducing access by Huawei and Chinese smartphone maker ZTE to the U.S. economy amid allegations the companies could be using their technology to spy on Americans. The sledgehammer fell on ZTE recently as the U.S government slammed a seven years ban on the Chinese company from buying parts and software from American companies. ZTE has indicated the ban is now threatening its survival.

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Despite the stiff opposition which is being mounted at the instance of the US government, Huawei’s CEO Richard Yu insists the Chinese tech giant isn’t leaving the U.S market soon. Mr Yu who is the head of Consumer Business at Huawei made this disclosure in an email to CNET.

The CEO stated that the company is committed to the US market and to earning the trust of US consumers by staying focused on delivering world-class products and innovation. The Huawei Exec also added that his company will never compromise that trust, a virtue that is in the heart of the company’s present predicament.

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The US government says Huawei and ZTE are not to be trusted because of the propensity of data from private citizens being leaked to the Chinese government. Heads of the CIA, FBI and NSA bluntly advised all Americans not to purchase or use Huawei products and services during open Congressional testimony in February, out of concerns that Huawei products are used to spy on Americans. Huawei has repeatedly denied any of such insinuations. Richard Yu also talked on that in the email, insisting that the security risk concerns are based on groundless suspicions and are quite frankly unfair. He also stated that Huawei welcomes an open and transparent discussion if it is based on facts. He added that Huawei works with 46 of the 50 global operators and have maintained a very strong security record because security is one of the company’s top priorities.

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One of Huawei‘s best smartphones presently going by several genuine reviews is the Mate 10 Pro. The device not only comes with a spectacular design but also with a powerful specs lineup, including the AI-capable Kirin 970 chipset. Huawei recently launched the Mate 10 Pro in the U.S at CES 2018 but the device is not yet available to buy. The company recently kickstarted a beta testers programme for the device and that is the source of controversy presently rocking the company and its flagship. 

According to an observation by 9to5Google, Huawei recruited people to write “fake” Mate 10 Pro reviews on Best Buy. Funny enough, the Mate 10 Pro doesn’t need a fake review when there are countless genuine reviews all over the net ranking the device high. That is as blunt as it can get but the fact is that the company recently launched a contest on its Facebook page where it asked participants to drop a comment on the Mate 10 Pro’s page on Best Buy stating why they want the Mate 10 Pro. The contest will see the winners get the chance to test the Mate 10 Pro, that is in the U.S. Apparently wanting to impress, most of the 108 respondents left glowing comments about the Mate 10 Pro which are supposed to be reviewed. Almost all of the reviews gave the Huawei flagship a solid 5-star rating with some allegedly branding the device as the “unbeatable smartphone of the year,” a “great new flagship phone,” and even a device that “puts Samsung to shame.” The thing is, the Mate 10 Pro is still on preorder and is yet to go on sale in the U.S. So, there is absolutely no way the respondents would have used the device in order to rationally review it except those residing outside the U.S.

Huawei has responded to the allegations that it sponsored the “fake reviews”, releasing a statement to clear the misconception. Hre is the official statement; “Huawei’s first priority is always the consumer and we encourage our customers to share their experiences with our devices in their own voice and through authentic conversation. We believe there is confusion around a recent social media post reaching out to recruit new beta testers. While there are reviews from beta testers with extensive knowledge of the product, they were in no way given monetary benefits for providing their honest opinions of the product. However, we are working to remove posts by beta testers where it isn’t disclosed they participated in the review program.”

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This statement sounds logical but could be a way out of the negative publicity this would generate especially in a market where marketing and promotional tactics are expected to be based on facts and not hype. Huawei could do this in China and get away with it. We see it done by many OEMs on retail platforms and they get away with it. The move could also be a genuine but deceitful means of convincing more people to buy the Mate 10 Pro in the U.S. Huawei failed in its bid to sell the device via the two biggest carriers in the U.S where smartphone sales are usually tied to carriers. Since that move failed for political reasons bordering on U.S-China relationship, this could be a subtle way of selling the device on Best Buy. Huawei denies that was its intention and we’ll leave it at that because the Mate 10 Pro doesn’t need a fake review. The device has lots of positive reviews that places it above most of the flagship models in its class. You can check out our review of the Mate 10 Pro where it was given a 4.5-star rating.

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In a surprising move, Huawei has filed a lawsuit against the top smartphone maker, Samsung in two major markets, US and China. This marks the first time the Chinese giant has filed an Intellectual Property lawsuit against the South Korean company. It is usually the other way around, top smartphone makers suing Chinese companies, but this time we see a reversal of roles.  If you remember, last year, it was Ericsson who sued Xiaomi and asked for a sales injunction of Xiaomi smartphones in India.

“We hope Samsung will … stop infringing our patents and get the necessary license from Huawei, and work together with Huawei to jointly drive the industry forward,” said Ding Jianxing, president of Huawei’s Intellectual Property Rights Department, in a statement

Huawei’s lawsuit asks for compensation in US and China for the unlicensed use of 4G technology, operating systems and user interface software inside Samsung’s smartphones. While we aren’t sure whether the Chinese giant is looking for a monetary compensation, it is said that the company could be looking for a deal wherein it could use Samsung’s technology. This could potentially help Huawei in its plans to expand its international plans, which has been slow, but still better than competitors like Xiaomi and Meizu.

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Huawei has been doing well in the past couple of years, expanding its smartphone lineup and continuously upgrading its flagships with new technology. The company already has a couple of dual camera smartphones in the market, as well as 3D touch phones. In fact, Huawei reported that it invested more than $9 billion in R&D last year and owned 50,377 patents globally by the end of 2015.

We don’t know what will be the result of this lawsuit, but we will keep you guys updated with more information in the coming months.

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