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Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has assumed the position of rotating and acting chairwoman at the firm for a six-month tenure ending on March 31 next year. Photo: AFP

Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou back at the helm of firm ahead of next smartphone launch

In her latest tenure as rotating chairwoman, Meng is expected to oversee the launch of Huawei’s next flagship 5G smartphone series, the Mate 70.

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Canadian detained by China says he experienced ‘psychological torture’

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US senator attacks Biden administration for failing to halt chip sales to China

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Canada MP Han Dong’s suit against Global News over Beijing claim can proceed

Han Dong, an independent MP from Toronto, was slandered by Global News when it reported on his communication with Beijing about two Canadians held in China, says judge.

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Canadian lawmaker Han Dong filed the lawsuit last year after a Global News article alleged that he advised the Chinese consulate in Toronto in 2021 to delay the release of two Canadians being held in China. Photo: Getty Images

My Take | What does China really mean when it calls on other countries to be ‘rational’?

Such requests rarely seem sincere when they are essentially asking other nations to act against their own strategic goals

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Huawei’s Richard Yu said to move up as chairman of firm’s consumer business

The leadership reshuffle at Huawei’s consumer business group comes as the company regains lost ground in China’s smartphone market and doubles down on electric vehicle systems.

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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou eyes digitalisation, AI to regain ground in Asia-Pacific

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies is eyeing opportunities in digital and artificial intelligence transformation to regain ground in Asia-Pacific, according to its deputy chairwoman Meng Wanzhou.

Attendees walk past the Huawei booth at the World IT Show in Seoul, South Korea, April 17, 2024. Photo: Bloomberg

China’s ambassador to Canada Cong Peiwu leaves post amid tensions

The envoy’s tenure was marked by the arrests of Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and Canada’s 2 Michaels, as well as accusations of Chinese election meddling.

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China tried to meddle but Canadians decided last 2 elections, Trudeau tells inquiry

Chinese embassy spokesman condemns ‘slander’ after Canada’s prime minister testifies at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canadian elections.

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Canada settles with 1 of ‘Two Michaels’ in China spy row

Ottawa reached a settlement with Canadian Michael Spavor, who was jailed in China for nearly three years and claimed he had been unwittingly used for intelligence gathering.

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Michael Spavor in 2017. File photo: AP

Blinken talks to Russia-detained US citizen Whelan, vows effort to free him

The US secretary of state also named Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in March and accused of spying.

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Paul Whelan listens to the verdict in his spying trial in a courtroom in Moscow in June 2020. Photo: Moscow News Agency via AP

Opinion | How many more Huawei will be targeted as US-China tech war heats up?

US targeting of Huawei reflects the challenges innovative companies face in an increasingly interconnected yet politically sensitive world.

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Canada in payout talks with two Michaels over China detainment: report

Federal lawyers are in compensation talks with Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who were detained in China in 2018 the Globe and Mail reported in Tuesday.

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Michael Spavor claims he was used by Ottawa for intelligence gathering in China

Spavor, jailed in China for 3 years on espionage charges along with Michael Kovrig, is seeking millions of dollars in compensation from Ottawa, the Globe and Mail newspaper reported on Monday.

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Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, in Yanji, China in 2017. Photo: AP

Canada’s Spavor blames fellow prisoner Kovrig for China arrest

The consultant shared information with Kovrig, a report says, not knowing it would be relayed to the Canadian government and its Five Eyes intelligence partners.

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Michael Spavor, director of Paektu Cultural Exchange, speaks during a Skype interview in Yanji, China in March 2017. Photo: AP

Tech war takes a new turn as Huawei pushes 5G smartphones with mystery chip

Huawei’s return to the 5G smartphone market and the controversy over its advanced, made-in-China processor reflect the lengths taken by the company to build up its operations, following years of struggles on account of US trade sanctions.

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Opinion | Despite decoupling talk, Chinese businesses are flourishing in the US

A growing number of Chinese firms and Chinese-run businesses have found the secret sauce to success in the US: keeping low, localising operations – and cutting as many ties as possible to a home office in China.

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Huawei’s heir-apparent Meng Wanzhou sets AI as focus for the next decade

The executive says the telecoms giant will embrace an “all intelligence” strategy to transform itself into a key provider of computing power to support China’s AI development.

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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou has set AI as the company’s strategic focus for the next decade. Photo: AFP

Huawei teases new products but still tight-lipped over mystery chip

The tech giant says it will unveil ‘many new products’ at its autumn launch this year. The event coincides with the second anniversary of rotating chairwoman Meng Wanzhou’s return to China.

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‘Save talent, not dollars’: Huawei founder urges tech giant to focus on workers

In a speech in July, the founder of the telecoms equipment maker told the firm to focus on keeping its lead in specific areas and to invest in talent.

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Editorial | Canada climate talks can warm China ties

Beijing visit by environment minister, the first by member of Ottawa’s cabinet in four years, may help improve relations.

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Canada’s Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Steven Guilbeault, had talks with Chinese counterpart Huang Runqiu during a Beijing visit. Photo: Reuters

Huawei’s revenue surges thanks to brisk smartphone sales in China

Sales from the consumer business group, which includes smartphones and electric vehicles, rose more than 2 per cent after two years of decline.

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The Huawei logo seen at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai in June. Photo: Reuters

Alberta government calls off partnership with Chinese private equity fund

A partnership formed in 2016 by Alberta Industrial Heartland and Hong Kong-based private equity firm Can-China Global Resource Fund ‘no longer exists’, a spokeswoman for the non-profit said.

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Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou sees continued global expansion of 5G mobile services

The rotating chairwoman at Huawei told the audience at the MWC Shanghai trade show that 5G connections worldwide are expected to reach 5 billion by 2030, up from 1.5 billion connections this year.

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MWC Shanghai returns as in-person event after 2-year pandemic hiatus

MWC Shanghai, the regional edition of the world’s largest mobile communications industry trade show, marks its first decade in China this year.

MWC Shanghai, shown here in June 2019, returns this month with a sharpened focus on 5G transformation in China, the telecommunications industry’s largest 5G market. Photo: Visual China Group via Getty Images

Canada inquiry into China interference allegations ruled out

A Canadian government appointee rejected holding a public inquiry into leaked intelligence that alleged China interfered in Canada’s federal elections, drawing allegations of a cover-up from the Conservative opposition.

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Chinatown in downtown Toronto, Canada. China has repeatedly denied any interference in Canada’s elections. Photo: AFP

US-sanctioned Huawei sharpens focus in home market with local government deals

Huawei has entered into strategic cooperation agreements with the governments of Tianjin and Sichuan provinces, as well as Guangzhou.

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Huawei sees revenue stagnate in first quarter as US sanctions continue to weigh

Huawei is still scrambling to adapt production of smartphones and telecoms equipment to ‘new normal’ of trade restrictions.

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Meng Wanzhou
Sabrina Meng Wanzhou is the Chief Financial Officer of Shenzhen-based telecoms giant Huawei.
Born
13 Feb 1972
Industry
Technology, Business
Job Title
Rotating Chairwoman of Huawei Technologies
last updated:
7 October, 2024
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