July
America’s campaign to kill Huawei has failed
After international sanctions drove profits down 70 per cent, the Chinese telecommunications company learnt that it didn’t need to rely on the West.
- The Economist
June 2023
EU considers mandatory ban on using Huawei to build 5G
The move comes as concern rises in Brussels that some national governments are dragging their feet on the issue.
- Javier Espinoza
January 2023
US considers full ban on sales to Huawei
Pressure is mounting on President Joe Biden to intensify a crackdown on the Chinese technology sector with Huawei long suspected of having ties to the Beijing government.
- Updated
- Jenny Leonard and Ian King
November 2022
US bans Huawei, ZTE Telecom equipment on data-security risk
The decision extends a years-long effort to limit the reach of Chinese telecommunications companies into US networks.
- Todd Shields
October 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
China-US tech war puts rest of the world in a fix
The world is headed for two technology clusters divided by allegiance to China or the US. This will throw up extremely difficult challenges for the global trading system.
- Tony Boyd
July 2022
- Opinion
- Life & Leisure
Stressed at work? This watch wants to keep track for you
Huawei’s Watch D has a small airbag built into its watchband, which inflates just like a conventional blood-pressure cuff. Only, it won’t be for everyone.
- John Davidson
May 2022
Canada bans Huawei from 5G, ending years-long impasse
The long-awaited announcement will be welcomed by President Joe Biden’s administration, which has sought to steer countries away from Huawei for security reasons.
- Erik Hertzberg and Brian Platt
March 2022
- Opinion
- Technology & democracy
US fuels China’s techno-nationalism
Xi Jinping is driving a Manhattan Project-style plan for China to take the lead in cutting-edge tech. Blame Donald Trump.
- Keyu Jin
October 2021
Huawei rejected by three in four Canadians on eve of 5G decision
Opposition to Huawei’s participation in 5G has surged, amid outrage over China’s imprisonment of two Canadians in grim conditions for more than 1000 days.
- Natalie Obiko Pearson
September 2021
Huawei CFO Meng freed after agreeing to US agreement
Meng Wanzhou left Canada on a chartered flight hours after she agreed to a deferred-prosecution agreement to resolve criminal charges against her.
- Updated
- Patricia Hurtado and Chris Strohm
June 2021
US investors banned from investing in 59 Chinese companies
The Biden administration has extended Donald Trump’s blacklist on Chinese companies that it says threaten security and human rights.
- Matthew Cranston
March 2021
China puts Canadians on trial for espionage ahead of US meeting
Two Canadians jailed in China for more than two years will go on trial for espionage this week as top Chinese and US officials meet in Alaska.
- Michael Smith
February 2021
- Updated
- Earnings season
Tax credit lifts TPG to full-year profit
Chief executive Iñaki Berroeta said the company was primed to grow thanks to its new-found scale after last year’s merger with Vodafone Australia.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird
January 2021
Inside a Pro-Huawei influence campaign
While clumsily executed, the effort is seen as likely to become more common as disinformation campaigns become increasingly commercialised.
- Adam Satariano
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Bad blood doesn't help Beijing either
Josh Frydenberg's effective blocking of the Probuild takeover shows that China no longer gets the benefit of the doubt on foreign investment decisions.
- The AFR View
November 2020
Britain teams up with Japan's NEC to bypass Huawei
The British government is looking to back rival 5G providers, as it tries to ensure a Huawei ban doesn't leave it stuck with only Nokia and Ericsson.
- Hans van Leeuwen
November 2020
- Exclusive
- Australia's China challenge
US is not making it easy for Morrison on China
The fiery rhetoric coming out of the Washington is making it hard for Australia to mend ties with China.
- Angus Grigg
September 2020
- Exclusive
- Australia's China challenge
Huawei reveals $100m local cost of 'cold war'
Huawei is cutting its investment in Australia by $100 million and will axe 1000 local jobs as experts warn all sides will be hurt in the China-US tech war.
- Paul Smith
- Exclusive
- Phones
Huawei's phone sales in Australia tumble after US ban
The Chinese phone maker suffered a 75 per cent decline in Australian handset sales between January and July.
- John Davidson
- Opinion
- Australia's China challenge
Australia faces the music in China
Our political system has never dealt with the results of mass immigration from a country whose intentions and policies are now often regarded as hostile to Australia’s interests.
- Jennifer Hewett
