A Huawei logo is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, China May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

Huawei’s chip unit says it prepared years ago for doomsday scenario of US tech ban

Huawei chip unit HiSilicon said it anticipated US may cut off access to advanced components and technology
Backup plan should ensure continuity of supply for most of Huawei’s products, HiSilicon president says in memo

Topic | Huawei

Li Tao in Shenzhen and Iris Deng

Published: 1:20pm, 17 May, 2019

Updated: 9:15am, 12 Jun, 2019

A Huawei logo is seen at an exhibition during the World Intelligence Congress in Tianjin, China May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee

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Li Tao

Li Tao is a senior technology reporter, based in Shenzhen. He focuses on big enterprises including Alibaba, Huawei and ZTE, hardware makers, and smartphone brands such as Oppo, Vivo and Oneplus. He joined the Post in 2017 after working for more than seven years with China Daily in Hong Kong. He has masters degrees in both laws and journalism.

Iris Deng

Iris is a Hong Kong-based technology reporter at the Post.