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Bottom line: The US case against Huawei's CFO is likely to end with her release on technical grounds as part of a deal between the US and China, though the company could still face punishment for illegally selling US products to Iran.

It's a few days old by now, but I wanted to begin the new week by sharing some of my thoughts on the recent blow-up involving telecoms equipment giant Huawei's CFO, who was detained in Canada at Washington's request. At this point I mostly want to give my views ...

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Doug Young

HARDWARE: Is China Spying on Western Hardware?

Doug Young 10月10日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: A Bloomberg report on Chinese government spying microchips in hardware used by Apple, Amazon and others may be flawed, but highlights the potential for such spying due to China's important place in the global supply chain.

As I return to blogging after a couple weeks absence, I wanted to weigh in on an explosive story that ran last week in Bloomberg about tiny spying chips that had been secretly loaded by China's military onto globally used motherboards. Quite a bit has happened ...

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Doug Young

Bottom line: A court order barring Micron Technology from China and Donald Trump's attempts to keep China Mobile out of the US reflect blurring lines between business and politics in heightening US-China trade tensions.

Two new headlines are showing how trade tensions between the US and China are spilling over into the high-tech realm, while also reflecting a certain amount of confusion and twisting of the facts. Leading the somewhat misleading headlines is an item that has U.S. memory chip g...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: What's Next After Resolution of ZTE Case?

Doug Young 06月14日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: ZTE will experience fallout from its run-in with Washington through much of next year, and could see an even longer-term hit to its global business as international customers start to look for alternate suppliers.

The saga of embattled smartphone and telecoms equipment maker ZTE (HKEx: 763; Shenzhen: 00006) appears to be nearing an end, as trading resumed in the company's stock following an official settlement with Washington over  illegal sales to Iran. The ending to this story ...

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Doug Young

Bottom line: A brouhaha involving Lenovo's branding as unpatriotic for not supporting homegrown technology is likely to blow over quickly, and spotlights China's continued reliance on foreign technology.

In a story that looks like a something from the McCarthy era, embattled PC maker Lenovo (HKEx: 992) has landed at the center of a controversy that's seeing it branded by some as a traitor for choosing foreign technology over a homegrown Chinese alternative. This kind of thing isn't at all tha...

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Doug Young

Bottom line: China's approval of a small US chip merger shows Beijing is actively reviewing such deals again after a brief pause to show its displeasure over US trade tensions, and bodes well for eventual approval of Qualcomm's purchase of NXP.

Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have thrown a number of major companies into turmoil, as the two sides spar over the former's attempts to form a new, more balanced bilateral relationship. Telecoms equipment maker ZTE (HKEx: 763;  Shenzhen...

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Doug Young

Bottom line: A US investigation of Huawei into possible illegal sales of US-made equipment to Iran is old news, and may be getting dredged up now to give Washington leverage in its ongoing trade frictions with China.

Some might argue that US sanctions against telecoms equipment maker ZTE (HKEx: 763; Shenzhen: 000063) are just the prelude to a much bigger story that could now be sharping up, with word that ZTE's much larger rival Huawei is being probed in a similar case. The subject at the hea...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: ZTE Slapped with US Sanctions -- Again

Doug Young 04月18日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: Washington's new ban on ZTE from buying US-made components is not as political as China is portraying it, and is likely to be resolved within a few weeks after ZTE takes remedial actions related to its violation of an earlier agreement.

An ongoing tiff between Washington and ZTE (HKEx: 763; Shenzhen: 000063) is in the headlines yet again, with word that the US has banned all American companies from selling to the Chinese smartphone and telecoms equipment maker for seven years. Th...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: Huawei Feasts on China Market

Doug Young 04月02日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: Huawei's strong revenue and profit growth for 2017 are coming largely on the back of its home China market, which should continue to boost the company as Beijing aggressively pushes upcoming 5G services.

Telecoms giant Huawei is in the headlines as the new week begins, with word that the company has rekindled its profit growth in its latest reporting year. Unlike other companies, Huawei isn't publicly traded and thus isn't required to release any financials, which always means we...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: Spurned by US, Huawei Turns to UK

Doug Young 02月07日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: Huawei's latest big financial commitment to the UK is mostly for show, but Britain could still emerge as a winner over the longer term if Huawei conducts more R&D work in its British labs.

Huawei gives $4.2 billion gift to UK

After getting the cold shoulder from the US for its smartphones, telecoms superstar Huawei is turning increasingly to Europe, and specifically to Britain, for consolation. That's the key takeaway from the latest reports that say Huawei ...

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Doug Young

Bottom line: Huawei's decision to go ahead with a US market entry for its latest high-end phone, despite collapse of a tie-up with AT&T, is likely to produce very limited results due to lack of a carrier partner.

Huawei goes solo into US

If you can't get a serious business partner, at least get a pretty face. That seems to be the message coming from a frustrated Huawei, which has announced it has signed on "Wonder Woman" star and model Gal Gadot as chief experience offic...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: 5G Buzzes Early Into China

Doug Young 12月01日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: A bevy of signals from Beijing indicate China will roll out 5G networks around 2020, in step with major Western markets, providing a boon for telcos, equipment sellers and Internet companies.

China gets serious on 5G

After years of watching China following years behind the West in rolling out its next-generation wireless networks, there are growing signs that the country intends to be a leader rather than a laggard with upcoming 5G service. The latest signal...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: Huawei in US Hot Seat Over Iran Sales?

Doug Young 04月13日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: Huawei is likely to be found guilty of selling products to Iran in violation of US sanctions, and could be fined up to $2 billion but won't face additional punishment.

Huawei being probed for Iran violations?

When word first emerged four years ago that telecoms equipment maker ZTE (HKEx: 763; Shenzhen: 000063) was being investigated for selling American equipment to Iran in violation of US sanctions, other reports also indicated that crosstown rival Huawei w...

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Doug Young

TELECOMS: ZTE Settles With US, Looks Forward

Doug Young 03月08日

财新传媒英文部编辑

Bottom line: ZTE's settlement with the US over illegal sales to Iran will help the company focus on the future, as it advances with plans to move away from low-margin businesses and find more promising new growth areas.

ZTE settles US accusations of illegal sales to Iran

After a year of living in a state akin to suspended animation amid a US probe against it for illegal sales to Iran, telecoms giant ZTE (HKEx: 763; Shenzhen: 000063) is finally seeing some light at the en...

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Doug Young

UPDATE: After publishing this earlier this morning, a source in Barcelona informs me that Oppo is indeed attending and is holding a press event to show off their newest products. Headline and photo caption changed to reflect Oppo's attendance, but the rest of the original post remains the same.

Bottom line: The absence of Oppo and Vivo from the world's top telecoms trade show in Spain this week reflects their overwhelming reliance on China sales, while Xiaomi's absence from the show could be ...

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Doug Young

Bottom line: ZTE's move into smart cars and Gome's into smartphones follow a typical Chinese pattern of herd mentality investing, and are both likely to fare poorly. 

ZTE buys car maker Granton

A couple of headlines are shining a spotlight on the herd mentality you often see among Chinese companies looking for the next big growth opportunity. One of those has telecoms stalwart ZTE (HKEx: 763; Shenzhen: 000063) buying a small bus maker, parroting a trend among a growing n...

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