Huawei says U.S. ban hurting more than expected, to wipe $30 billion off revenue
Source: Reuters
BUSINESS NEWS JUNE 17, 2019 / 2:50 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Huawei says U.S. ban hurting more than expected, to wipe $30 billion off revenue
Sijia Jiang
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinas Huawei Technologies Co Ltd has taken a harder-than-expected hit from a U.S. ban, the companys founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei said, and slashed revenue expectations for the year.
Rens downbeat assessment that the ban will hit revenue by $30 billion, the first time Huawei has quantified the impact of the U.S. action, comes as a surprise after weeks of defiant comments from company executives who maintained Huawei was technologically self-sufficient.
The United States has put Huawei on an export blacklist citing national security issues, barring U.S. suppliers from selling to the worlds largest telecommunications equipment maker and No.2 maker of smartphones, without special approval.
The firm has denied its products pose a security threat.
The ban has forced companies, including Alphabet Incs Google and British chip designer ARM to limit or cease their relationships with the Chinese company.
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