As a leading supplier of telecom equipment, smartphones, and other advanced equipment, Washington has repeatedly targeted Huawei over cybersecurity and espionage concerns in recent years.
According to a transcript of a recent speech that was made available by a university in Shanghai, the founder of the Chinese technology giant Huawei claimed that the company has replaced thousands of components that are prohibited by the United States with domestic versions.
In recent years, Washington has repeatedly targeted Huawei, a leading supplier of telecom equipment, smartphones, and other advanced equipment, for cybersecurity and espionage concerns.
Trump’s administration effectively forbade American businesses from doing business with Huawei, and Joe Biden’s administration has imposed additional sanctions, including a ban on the sale of new Huawei equipment in the United States.
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Adobe Photoshop by Taboola Sponsored Links The moves have forced the company to find new ways to get semiconductors and other parts. According to the transcript posted by Shanghai Jiao Tong University on Friday, founder Ren Zhengfei said that Huawei has replaced more than 13,000 components with domestic versions in the past three years.
Ren stated in the talk on February 24 that the company has also redeveloped more than 4,000 circuit boards for its products.
He stated, “As of now, our circuit board (production) has stabilized, because we have a supply of components that are produced domestically.”
He did not provide any specifics about which specific parts were coming from China or how much of Huawei’s total supply they were.
When contacted by AFP on Saturday, a representative from Huawei declined further comment. AFP was unable to independently verify Ren’s claims.
Ren stated that there were still “difficulties with manufacturing advanced microchips in China, so we have to find other ways of making up ground (with the US) on chips” in response to a question from a member of the audience.
He went on to say that Huawei put $23.8 billion into R&D last year and would put more money into it in the future as profits rise.
“We’re still in a troublesome period, however have not halted out and about towards progress,” he said.
