U.S. pressure on Huawei


1987: Huawei founded by former People’s Liberation Army engineer Ren Zhengfei (above) in Shenzhen

2012: U.S. congressional panel concludes that Huawei and rival ZTE pose threat to national security

Jan 2018: Huawei’s deal to distribute smartphones in U.S. through AT&T called off

Jul: Huawei overtakes Apple to become world’s No. 2 seller of smartphones, behind Samsung

Aug: Australia excludes Huawei from next generation 5G network, citing security fears

Nov: New Zealand bars Huawei from supplying local mobile network with 5G equipment

Dec: Financial chief Meng Wanzhou arrested in Canada on U.S. warrant

BT removes Huawei from communication system being developed for Britain’s emergency services

Jan 2019: U.S. formally charges Meng with fraud and Huawei with circumventing U.S. sanctions on trade with Iran

Mar: U.S. extradition process for Meng begins

Meng sues Canadian authorities over manner of her arrest

Huawei sues U.S. government for barring federal agencies from using its products

May: Trump administration adds Huawei to list of companies U.S. firms cannot trade with without specific licence

U.S. internet giant Google bars Huawei from some updates to Android mobile operating system


Huawei revenue ($ billions)

2012: 27.2 million smartphones sold

2018: 200 million smartphones shipped

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Sources: Huawei, BBC, AFP, Reuters 
Pictures: Newscom, Getty Images 
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