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People walk past a ZTE Corp booth at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Shanghai, China February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song

U.S. Bans Huawei, ZTE Equipment Sales, Citing National Security Risk

The Biden administration has banned approvals of new telecommunications equipment from China's Huawei Technologies and ZTE because they pose "an unacceptable risk" to U.S. national security. The U…

26 November 2022

Zhou Qunfei: The Entrepreneur Behind the Touch Screen Technology We Use Everyday

Zhou Qunfeiwas born in 1970 in Xiangxiang a city situated in the largely rural province of Hunan. She was born to a poor working-class family. Tragedy seemed to follow the family;…

Al Majalla - London 15 February 2020

The Right Way to Deal With Huawei

Over the past year and a half, the Trump administration has waged an extraordinary campaign againstHuawei, the Chinese telecommunications giant, involving criminal indictments, trade sanctions,…

Adam Segal 19 July 2019

People visit the Huawei stand during day one of the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia at Shanghai New International Expo Centre on June 11, 2019 in Shanghai, China. 2019 CES Asia is held on June 11-13 in Shanghai. (Getty)

Why Blacklisting Huawei Could Backfire

Last spring, when theU.S. Department of Commerceadded the Chinese telecommunications companyZTEto a trade backlist, effectively severingZTEfrom its vitalU.S.suppliers, Chinese PresidentXi Jinpingtold…

Lorand Laskai 28 June 2019

Huawei Will Make Do Without Google, But How Well?

Life without Google is normal in China. About 1.4 billion Chinese people wake up each day to check WeChat instead of Gmail, navigate with Baidu instead of Google Maps, and watch videos on Youku…

Alice Su 24 May 2019

Huawei employees wait for a shuttle bus at the company's Bantian campus on April 12, 2019 in Shenzhen, China. (Getty)

Huawei Heads South

TheU.S.government is on the warpath against Huawei. For months, the Trump administration has pressured its allies inEuropeto exclude the Chinese technology firm from their 5G telecom systems,…

Oliver Stuenkel 18 May 2019

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