When the United States reactivated the embargo on ZTE, another Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer Huawei made a layoff decision in the United States last week.
According to a report in The New York Times, Huawei last week lifted the position of five US employees including the chief liaison officer William Plummer in the United States. Huawei responded to the New York Times that any layoffs are aimed at better adjusting company resources to support the company. 'Business Strategy and Objectives'.
On April 17, the Huawei headquarters responded to news reports that US layoffs were 'normal business adjustment'.
On the morning of April 17th, at the Huawei Global Analyst Conference, Huawei's rotating chairman Xu Zhijun was asked about the trade war between China and the United States. He said: There are many stories between China and the United States. There was no way to discuss it in an hour. 'As Huawei In terms of speaking, we focus on doing our own things well. No matter what difficulties we encounter, we must focus on doing our own things well in order to survive and develop better.'
Xu Zhijun said that over the years Huawei analysts had paid attention to Huawei’s US market. Every time he made it clear, Huawei also expressed his attitude and position on different occasions.
"The Sino-U.S. relationship is not what I am saying here clearly, or it can be promoted." Xu Zhijun said that some things are not shifted by Huawei's will. Since there is no way to control, it is better to ignore it. More energy and time to serve customers who cooperate with Huawei; have more time and energy to build better products to meet customer needs, 'some things are easy to put down.'
Due to political factors in the United States, Huawei's telecommunications equipment could not enter the US market. In January of this year, Huawei tried to expand sales channels for smart phones in the United States, but it did not succeed.
Now the outside world is concerned that the trade warfare launched by the United States this time refers to the Chinese high-tech industry.
The Wall Street Journal reported on April 16 that the United States is evaluating how to retaliate against Beijing’s restrictions on U.S. cloud computing and other high-tech service providers. The Wall Street Journal said that this will open up a new battlefield for its trade war with China. '.
The Wall Street Journal cited sources close to U.S. official think tanks saying that U.S. Trade Representative’s Office is considering whether to initiate new trade complaints regarding Beijing’s unfair restrictions on U.S. trade practices in high-tech services and is likely to be in the United States in 1974. Under the framework of section 301 of the Trade Law.