The biggest surprise today is Huawei News, which was released from Canada’s News.
Cathy Meng, the vice chairman of Huawei's board of directors and chief financial officer, is the eldest daughter of Ren Zhengfei, who was arrested in Canada on December 1. The action was completed at the request of the US authorities and completed a series of actions with lightning speed. US Department of Justice spokesman Ian McLeod said: "Cathy Meng was arrested in Vancouver on December 1. She was taken by the United States. Extradition is required and a bail hearing will be established on Friday."
According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the reason for this is because the United States believes that Huawei is suspected of violating US sanctions against Iran. The former Canadian ambassador to China, David Mulroney, predicted that Ms. Meng’s arrest would cause strong opposition from China and undermine Huawei’s efforts to seek business opportunities in Western countries.
Huawei responded by saying: "There is very little information about Huawei's specific allegations. Huawei does not know that Ms. Meng has any misconduct. The company believes that the legal systems of Canada and the United States will eventually give a fair conclusion. Huawei Comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the countries in which they operate, including export control and sanctions laws and regulations applicable to the United Nations, the United States, and the European Union."
At the same time, the official website of the Chinese Embassy in Canada also promptly issued a circular. "The Canadian police asked the Chinese to arrest a Chinese citizen who did not violate any US and Canadian laws. The Chinese side expressed firm opposition and strong protest against this serious violation of human rights. We have made solemn representations to the United States and Canada, demanding that they immediately correct wrong practices and restore the personal freedom of Ms. Cathy. We will pay close attention to developments and take all actions to resolutely safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens."
As for the US allegations, there are in fact many traces to follow. In 2013 and 2016, Reuters reported that Skycom Tech, a Hong Kong company that Cathy is a director, is likely to illegally sell HP equipment to Iranian operators, and the United States has been reviewing whether Huawei has allegedly violated export sanctions laws.
However, in the extraordinary period when Sino-US trade negotiations entered a relatively moderate and "expected for the future", this abnormal arrest undoubtedly gave the Chinese and American interaction a stick.
Why is Huawei being in danger?
On January 9 this year, on the eve of Huawei's speech on CES 2018 Keynote and the announcement of cooperation with AT&T, the second largest mobile operator in the United States, AT&T had a sudden change in its unilateral request to suspend all cooperation with Huawei in the United States.
Later, in an email from the foreign media, "18 US congressmen jointly sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai" revealed that the US is biased against Huawei because As such, they suggested that the FCC reconsider the cooperation between Huawei and US carriers.
A Huawei veteran once said that security protection is only a reason on the table, and commercial conflicts of interest are the main reason.
It is undeniable that Huawei is a symbol of China's mobile phone manufacturers and an important part of China's scientific and technological strength. Huawei's communications products, in terms of performance and price, are sufficient to compete with US-based products. Especially in terms of patent ownership, it is beyond the reach of most American manufacturers. Once Huawei establishes a brand in the United States, its impact on the market and economy of American companies is not to be underestimated.
Huawei and Samsung are different. Samsung, which uses Qualcomm processors in the United States, may not be able to objectively treat Huawei with core independent technologies. For example, the first AI chip Kirin 970 launched in 2017 is also the world's first built-in independent NPU. (Neural Network Unit) smartphone AI computing platform, and the more amazing two AI chips introduced this year, the upgraded 910 for large-scale distributed training systems and the rising 310 for edge computing scenarios.
It is reported that the US government has been worried that Huawei's technical strength is strong and it is very likely to spread to other areas. In the future, Huawei is likely to build a broader market in the United States with its brand and technology accumulation. By then, American companies will face a devastating impact.
Canalys analyst Jia Mo also said that security issues and patent issues are currently two major obstacles to Huawei's entry into the US market. These two major problems are not resolved. Huawei's development in the US market will always be blocked by the US government and other manufacturers.
In January 2003, Cisco, the world's leading provider of network solutions, filed a complaint against Huawei in the federal court in the eastern part of Texas, saying that Huawei had stolen its source code in a variety of routers and switches. Not only did the product compete with Cisco, but it also violated They have at least 5 patents. In the end, Huawei stopped selling routers.
On June 7, 2007, the International Trade Commission issued a US limited exclusion order to exclude Qualcomm's chips and chipsets and all handheld wireless communication devices including Qualcomm's chips, including mobile phones and PDAs, resulting in the use of Qualcomm by Huawei and many others. The chip's mobile phone and PDA products were rejected outside the US.
In 2013, the US House Intelligence Committee reported that mobile phones such as Huawei pose a threat to US national security. Since then, Huawei’s carrier network business in the United States has been paralyzed...
Since then, in the past five years, Huawei has been on the ice in the United States. Until September 2015, Google released the Nexus 6P mobile phone manufactured by Huawei. It was widely believed that it began to enter the US market. Subsequently, Huawei began to distribute goods in a small area of the United States.
In August 2016, AT&T released a list of 5G equipment suppliers, and Huawei was among them. But it turns out that joy always comes quickly. After a few weeks, in talks with US Congressmen, AT&T finally gave up Huawei. Until now, Huawei's market in the United States has not been opened.
