Ren Zhengfei
China roundup: Meng Wanzhou’s release and Huawei’s future
Hello and welcome back to TechCrunch’s China roundup, a digest of recent events shaping the Chinese tech landscape and what they mean to people in the rest of the world. On Friday, Huawei’s c
Huawei’s terrible week
When news broke Friday morning that Britain is looking to propose an alliance of democracies to build a 5G alternative to Huawei, you might think that that was the worst thing to happen to the contro
What Huawei didn’t say in its ‘robust’ half-year results
The media has largely bought into Huawei’s “strong” half-year results today, but there’s a major catch in the report: the company’s quarter-by-quarter smartphone growth was zero. The
Huawei can buy from US suppliers again — but things will never be the same
U.S. President Donald Trump has handed Huawei a lifeline after he said that U.S. companies are permitted to sell goods to the embattled Chinese tech firm following more than a month of uncertainty. It
Huawei says two-thirds of 5G networks outside China now use its gear
As 5G networks begin rolling out and commercializing around the world, telecoms vendors are rushing to get a headstart. Huawei equipment is now behind two-thirds of the commercially launched 5G networ
Huawei says US ban will cost it $30B in lost revenue
Following a string of trade restrictions from the U.S., China’s telecoms equipment and smartphone maker Huawei expects its revenues to drop $30 billion below forecast over the next two years, fo
Tencent CEO warns companies must keep innovating to survive amid US-China tensions
On Tuesday, Tencent’s usually low-profile founder and CEO Pony Ma made rare comments to weigh in on escalating tensions between the United States and China, calling domestic tech companies to bu
Trump declares national emergency to protect US networks from foreign espionage
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency to “deal with the threat posed by the unrestricted acquisition or use in the United States of information and communications technology&#
Daily Crunch: Huawei founder remains defiant
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‘There’s no way the US can crush us,’ Huawei founder claims
Huawei’s founder has come out fighting against the U.S. government after he claimed that “there’s no way the U.S. can crush us.” Ren Zhengfei, who founded the telecom company i
Without proof, is Huawei still a national security threat?
It’s Huawei vs. the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and most of Europe and Japan. It’s almost as if the world’s biggest surveillance superpowers don’t want Huaw
Canada’s Telus says partner Huawei is ‘reliable’: reports
The US-China tension over Huawei is leaving telecommunications companies around the world at a crossroad, but one spoke out last week. Telus, one of Canada’s largest phone companies showed suppo
Huawei CFO accused of fraud is granted $7.5M bail
The decision concludes a three-days-long court hearing in which the judge and the public prosecutor debated whether Wanzhou would breach her bail conditions.
Huawei CFO, accused of fraud, faces up to 30 years in prison
New details have emerged surrounding Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's arrest in Vancouver.
The trust dilemma of continuous background checks
First, background checks at startups, then Huawei’s finance chief is arrested, SoftBank’s IPO is subscribed and I am about to record our next edition of TechCrunch Equity. It’s Thursday, Decembe
Chinese stocks plummet as Huawei CFO arrest raises trade fears
A string of Chinese stocks fell hard on Thursday after the arrest of Huawei’s chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou in Vancouver deepened concerns over U.S.-China trade tensions. The Hang Seng Ch
Huawei CFO arrested in Canada, awaits US extradition
Meng Wanzhou, the daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, awaits a bail hearing upon suspicion she violated U.S. trade sanctions against Iran.
China leaves Huawei founder off honor roll marking 40 years of economic success
In the lead up to China’s 40th anniversary of reforms and opening up, People’s Daily, the mouthpiece of the ruling Communist Party, published a list on Monday commending 100 extraordinary
Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei Insists His Company Is “Completely Transparent” In An Internal Email
An internal email written by Huawei founder Ren Zheng-fei and <a target="_blank" href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=zh-CN&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&a