Huawei Starts ‘Backup Mode’ to Deal With US Export Ban

Huawei Starts ‘Backup Mode’ to Deal With US Export Ban
A Huawei logo is seen at the entrance of the Huawei Cyber Security Lab at a Huawei production base during a media tour in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, China, on March 6, 2019. WANG ZHAO/AFP/Getty Images
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Despite the U.S. administration recently enacting an export ban prohibiting U.S. companies from providing technology and equipment to Chinese telecom giant Huawei, company founder Ren Zhengfei boasted that he’s confident the company would still thrive.

At a press conference held by the company for Japanese media on May 18, Ren said the export ban would only affect Huawei’s business slightly because “we actually have foreseen this day for many years, and we do have a backup plan.”

Nicole Hao
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Nicole Hao is a Washington-based reporter focused on China-related topics. Before joining the Epoch Media Group in July 2009, she worked as a global product manager for a railway business in Paris, France.
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