2026-11-05
Multiple netizens tested and found that ByteDance's AI, Doubao, can repeat negative reviews of other brands but refuses to repeat 'Huawei is not good to use,' claiming that Huawei products are recognized by users. This has sparked mockery and questioning among netizens regarding the AI's stance and censorship system.
2026-10-31
On the evening of October 31, a Halloween event was held in Hong Kong. Meng Wanzhou appeared at the scene and waved to the public.
2026-10-31
On October 31, the WeChat official account "Hard Tech Soft Talk" published an article titled "Meng Wanzhou: From Switchboard Operator to Rotating Chairwoman, 32 Years, Relying on Systems, Not Bloodline." In the comments section, netizens used the plot from the movie "Hi, Mom"—where the factory director's son works as a broadcaster—to mock the claim.
2026-10-24
Fan Jie, President of Huawei's Pharmaceutical Team, confirmed at the Pharmaceutical Innovation and Investment Conference that Huawei has entered the pharmaceutical industry, stating that it will use AI and computing power to empower pharmaceutical companies and research institutions.
2026-10-23
On October 23, netizens photographed the traffic signal pole previously struck by a Huawei AITO M9, which is now surrounded by barriers; the related comment section appears to have been cleaned up, with only 5 sarcastic comments left.
2026-10-16
A netizen whose IP address shows Malaysia posted a video claiming that downloading a fake digital wallet app from Huawei's official store resulted in 170,000 USDT being stolen, pointing to a lack of review in Huawei's app store, with scammers paying to list fake software and buying up search rankings.
2026-10-14
Huawei and Seres disclosed on October 14 that they had filed a civil lawsuit against a short-video blogger, accusing the blogger of using AI to fabricate false footage showing the body of an AITO vehicle collapsing, and demanding the removal of the video, a pinned apology for 90 days, and 1 million yuan in compensation. The case is set to be heard on October 23 at the Liangjiang New Area People's Court in Chongqing. The blogger's video had fewer than 3,000 views and only a few dozen followers.
2026-10-13
In response to the scandal of its brake pedal breaking three times in a row, Huawei's Maextro publicly released a test report issued by the Testing Center of the China Automotive Engineering Research Institute, claiming that it passed a 3000-newton force test.
2026-10-13
On October 13, a Douyin blogger posted a video filmed inside a Huawei AITO, with the screen behind the steering wheel covered in horizontal stripes and apparently glitching, captioned "Will I get roasted?", while bullet comments joked, "Post random videos and they'll track down your workplace in no time."
2026-10-10
Recently, a netizen-made parody video titled “The Wise One” has gone viral, using the melody of “Lonely Warrior” to satirize Huawei’s broken-axle controversy, account bans and gagging, the deployment of legal staff, and celebrity marketing tactics.
2026-10-09
During emergency braking tests, the brake pedal of Huawei's Stelato V800, priced at over one million yuan, snapped multiple times in a row, drawing widespread attention online and raising questions about product quality.
2026-10-09
On October 9, CATARC sent a survey questionnaire on brake pedal assembly materials to multiple carmakers, focusing on the use of non-metal materials. The move stems from the controversy over a broken pedal in a Huawei Stelato test vehicle and may be preparation for standards adjustments.
2026-10-09
On October 9, netizens found that the Vancouver villa where Meng Wanzhou was placed under house arrest after her detention in 2018 is marked on Google Maps as "Meng Wanzhou's Grand Villa," with the English name Huawei's Princess Villa and the category listed as a shrine, prompting ridicule.
2026-10-08
After the incident of a Huawei Zunjie brake pedal snapping spread, many netizens imitated Dongchedi's pedal test, violently stomping on the brake pedals of their own elderly tricycles; the pedals remained intact, and a large number of netizens used this to mock the quality of Zunjie vehicles.
2026-10-08
On October 8, before Dongchedi took down the video showing the fracture of the MAEXTRO V800's brake carbon plate, some netizens found that on the Douyin platform, Huawei's Pura X View wide straight-screen phone was unable to play the video, while phones from other brands played it normally.
2026-10-07
At a New York trial on October 7, a former HSBC compliance executive testified that after HSBC decided in 2017 to end its cooperation with Huawei, Huawei attempted to modify the draft termination letter, trying to portray its unilateral withdrawal as a bilateral consensus, but HSBC refused. The HSBC witness also said that in 2016 the bank discovered that Huawei was paying US dollars to sanctioned regions such as Iran through intermediary agencies.
2026-10
China's million-yuan luxury car, the Aito V800, drew public attention after its braking system broke repeatedly during testing, prompting discussion of the quality issue between the automaker and netizens.
2026-09-29
On September 29, a Douyin blogger posted a video saying that products that don’t allow reviews shouldn’t be bought and brands that don’t allow questioning shouldn’t be touched. No brand was named, but Huawei, HarmonyOS, and “far ahead” kept appearing in the bullet comments, while netizens in the comments section criticized equating not buying a certain brand with being unpatriotic as moral coercion.
2026-09-18
In September 2026, Huawei and Seres suddenly cut ties with the AITO brand. AITO owners worry about their in-car systems, build quality, and a sharp drop in used-car value; used-car dealers have suspended taking in AITO models, triggering a series of disputes including after-sales rights defense.
2026-09-18
According to veteran media figure Guo Jun on the Elite Forum program, Ren Zhengfei is suspected of being drawn into the Zhang Youxia case and is under investigation, because Huawei, deeply involved in defense buildup under the military-civil fusion policy, has considerable overlap with Zhang Youxia, former Minister of the Equipment Development Department of the Central Military Commission, in weapons and equipment procurement.
2026-09-18
A screenshot circulating online purporting to show Anna Yao, daughter of Ren Zhengfei, threatening netizens on Xiaohongshu has sparked heated debate. After comparing details such as the author tag color scheme, account name format, and IP location changes, it was judged to be highly likely a photoshopped forgery. Huawei has issued no official response.
2026-09-18
Brother Yu Longxing Tianxia, a netizen who was threatened by Annabel Yao, responded that neither underworld nor lawful channels will change his original intention of seeking the truth, and said he will report his safety every day. On September 18 he posted that he is still alive, while his related posts from June are being deleted one after another.
2026-09-17
On September 17, it was reported that Huawei AITO has withdrawn from the Harmony Intelligent Mobility Alliance and Huawei retail stores. Related claims suggest that Seres will take full control of AITO, possibly due to chaotic operational conditions at AITO and internal changes within Huawei. The source did not provide official statements from Huawei or Seres, only stating that this adjustment has already occurred and describing it as a sudden withdrawal by Huawei from the relevant business system.
2026-09-16
Prosecutors presented internal emails, flight records, and surveillance footage, accusing Huawei employee Adam Zhong of attempting to obtain T-Mobile test robot parts and take photos.
Location: New York, United States ·
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2026-09-11
On September 11, 2026, a Huawei exclusive store in Zhejiang Province forced two on‑the‑job employees to perform compulsory deep‑squat punishments, requiring them to squat continuously in place for dozens of times. Passersby on the scene witnessed and recorded the whole incident on their phones; the video later spread on social platforms, sparking netizens’ doubts and criticism of the company’s labor practices. The store has not issued any public response.
2026-09-14
According to an ICIJ investigation, days after Meng Wanzhou was indicted by the United States in February 2019, ICBC's London branch urgently convened nine employees on a Saturday, bypassing internal compliance procedures to remit more than $1.3 billion in Huawei deposits back to China; compliance officers raised risk warnings, but the Beijing headquarters insisted on proceeding with the transaction.
Location: London, United Kingdom ·
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2026-09-11
On September 11, at the Huawei Hongmeng Smart Mobility User Center store on Chuangye 2nd Road in Bao'an District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, several workers climbed onto the roof to conduct rights defense. After the incident, the involved store issued a statement in response, and the related on-site video was subsequently taken down from the entire network.
2026-09-09
On September 9, the criminal lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice against Huawei and its subsidiaries officially opened in federal court. The presiding judge is Ann Donnelly, and the trial is expected to last several months. Prosecutors accuse Huawei of operating a criminal enterprise for over 20 years through theft, lies, and cover-ups, facing approximately 12 charges including racketeering, conspiracy to steal trade secrets, bank fraud, money laundering, and obstruction of justice.
2026-09-10
According to courtroom records cited by the Luther Society program, the Huawei RICO case trial entered its second day. Huawei's lawyers made excuses from multiple angles, and the judge interrupted them several times, demanding that they stick to the point.
2026-09-08
On September 8, Huawei began its criminal trial in the Eastern District Federal Court in New York, facing multiple charges including racketeering, bank and telecommunications fraud, money laundering, and violations of U.S. sanctions against Iran. Huawei pleaded not guilty to all charges and said the case was politically motivated.
2026-09-08
According to a September 2026 video by Toronto Fang Lian citing a Wall Street Journal report, as of 2019 Huawei had received a cumulative total of about 550 billion yuan ($75 billion) in state subsidies; the video's author also said Huawei's publicly disclosed subsidies currently total more than 800 billion yuan.
2026-09-08
In 2026, Huawei's Legal Department launched a mass reporting campaign against Douyin videos featuring bamboo cicada toys mocking Yu Chengdong. The related content was deleted, and the poster's avatar was replaced with a "Xuanwu avatar."
2026-09
Rumors online claim that Ren Zhengfei and Meng Wanzhou fled the country by sea. The news has been out for six or seven days, yet neither Ren Zhengfei nor Meng Wanzhou has appeared in public, and Huawei has not issued a denial, sparking speculation outside the company.
2026-09
Reports online claim that Yao Anna, daughter of Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, threatened a netizen while replying on Xiaohongshu, saying that a single phone call could kill their entire family, sparking public outrage. Some netizens suspect that her account has been taken over by state security personnel.
2026-09
According to Chinese media reports, Huawei and Seres will adjust their cooperation model for intelligent selected vehicles. Huawei will adopt an asset-light model in the future, with responsibilities for products, marketing, sales and services shifting from being led by Huawei to being led by Seres, while Huawei provides support and technology.
2026-09
In September 2026, a digital repair blogger transplanted and tested the memory chip of a Huawei Pura 70 Pro, finding it was actually manufactured by Samsung, raising questions about the labeling. The original test video subsequently disappeared and the account was switched to private.
2026-08-31
NetEase's NetEase Cloud Music did not launch a HarmonyOS trial beta version until August 31, 2026; prior to that it had been described by media as absent from the HarmonyOS platform for more than 900 days, and netizens contrasted this with the way NetEase UU Remote quickly adapted to Apple's new products.
2026-08-04
On the evening of August 4, 2026, Huawei's HarmonyOS Smart Mobility issued an official announcement denying the complete removal of the Bamboo Cicada toy from e-commerce platforms, and disclosed that it had monitored more than 56,000 pieces of related online information across the internet and filed complaints over 171 pieces of infringing content.
2026-08-02
On August 2, 2026, "Is taking down the Yu Chengdong parody video making a fuss over nothing?" trended on Weibo's hot search. State media published an article defending Huawei's takedown complaint, drawing public backlash and prompting questions about the platform's hegemonic control over speech.
2026-08
Master Kong reported instant noodle business revenue of over 13.7 billion yuan, up 2% year on year; Uni-President reported food business revenue of over 5.6 billion yuan, up 4.7% year on year.
2026-07
The Wall Street Journal reported that last summer, Ding Xuexiang received a closed-door briefing from Huawei on AI, in which Huawei claimed it could achieve Chinese autonomy in key AI fields within three years. Ding was leading the effort to consolidate resources in the chip industry at the time and warned that those who refused to use domestic chips were traitors.
2026-06-28
In June 2026, netizens reported that security guards at Guangzhou Huali College blocked a Xiaomi car from entering the campus; the security office confirmed that the ban had been in place for about a year. Public opinion questioned whether the school was imposing discriminatory restrictions on cars of other brands because it had jointly established a college with Huawei and signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement.
2026-06-17
On June 17, Judge Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that prosecutors may use the four-page statement of facts signed by Meng Wanzhou under the deferred prosecution agreement in the Huawei trial; Huawei objected on the grounds that the company had not signed it and that Meng Wanzhou could not be cross-examined.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance IV ·
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2026-06
In June 2026, the "World" trademark applied for by Huawei was approved in the publication by the Trademark Office of the National Intellectual Property Administration and registered under Class 12 related to automobiles, sparking controversy over whether generic terms can be registered as trademarks.
2024-07-26
A netizen submitted a report claiming that Huawei's HarmonyOS NEXT system has a built-in website blocking function based on online detection, consistent with the blocking in Huawei phones' stock browser, and that every URL a user visits is uploaded to Huawei.
2021-09-24
Meng Wanzhou signed a deferred prosecution agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice and signed a four-page statement of facts, admitting to making false statements to HSBC in Hong Kong in 2013.
Location: New York, United States ·
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2021-09
In September 2021, Meng Wanzhou flew from Vancouver back to China; on the same day, two Canadians detained by China were also released and left, with both sides seen as a prisoner swap.
2020-12
A U.S. security research institute found that Huawei is developing a facial recognition system for Uyghurs that can automatically report to the authorities, drawing international attention; French football star Griezmann subsequently announced the termination of his endorsement deal with Huawei.
2020-09
In September 2020, Meng Wanzhou signed a deferred prosecution agreement with U.S. prosecutors and a four-page statement of facts; on December 2 of the same year, the court formally dropped the personal charges against her, and she was no longer a defendant.
2020-02-13
The US Department of Justice filed a third superseding indictment, increasing the charges against Huawei to sixteen and applying the RICO Act, typically used to combat organized crime, against Huawei for the first time.
Location: New York, United States ·
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2019-08
A Wall Street Journal investigative report in August 2019 found that authorities in Uganda and Zambia used Huawei cameras and communications equipment to monitor the opposition and dissidents, and that Huawei technicians personally helped crack the encrypted messaging app WhatsApp and locate movements to aid arrests.
2019-05-15
On May 15, 2019 (US Eastern Time), the US Department of Commerce added Huawei and 70 subsidiaries to the Entity List; HiSilicon president He Tingbo subsequently sent an internal letter saying that the "backup" had "become primary."
2019-03
Huawei released the P30 Pro, claiming it could capture clear photos of the moon. Reviewer Wang Yuekun questioned whether the photos were generated by an AI algorithm. Wang Yuekun was subsequently fired by his employer, Afou Technology (Fview), sparking public controversy over Huawei's public relations and its way of responding.
2019-01-28
The previously sealed indictment has been officially unsealed, and the US government has publicly announced a lawsuit against Huawei.
Location: New York, United States ·
Importance V ·
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2019
Before the new labor law took effect, Huawei forced nearly 7,000 employees who had completed eight years of service to voluntarily resign and compete for their positions again, with their previous years of service wiped to zero, raising questions about the company's employment practices.
2019
When Huawei employee Li Hongyuan left the company in 2018, he negotiated a severance package of 330,000 yuan. Shortly after the money arrived, he was criminally detained by Shenzhen police, with the charges changing from embezzlement and leaking trade secrets to extortion. Because Li had kept recordings of the negotiations and public pressure mounted, he was released without charge after 251 days in detention and received state compensation of 107,522 yuan paid by the government.
2019
According to a 2019 report by The New York Times, Huawei's Safe City system in Ecuador was used by the local government to monitor the opposition and journalists.
2019
According to a 2019 report by the Danish newspaper Copenhagen Times, the Chinese embassy forcibly demanded that the Danish government deploy a Huawei 5G system in the Faroe Islands, threatening to abolish the China-Denmark free trade agreement.
2018-12-10
Days after Meng Wanzhou's arrest, Canadian citizens Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor were taken away in Beijing and Dandong, respectively, by state security (MSS) on charges of endangering national security.
2018-12-01
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou was arrested in Vancouver, Canada. On the same day, the CCP arrested two Canadians, Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor, on charges of espionage.
2018-12
According to a report by Caixin, in the very month that Li Hongyuan was detained, 5 employees were arrested for demanding severance pay from Huawei, one of whom was arrested by Thai police while traveling in Thailand and later handed over.
2018-08-22
The Justice Department of the Trump administration filed a sealed indictment against Huawei in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging the company with multiple offenses.
Location: New York, United States ·
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2017-03
China Newsweek published an article titled 'The Truth of Huawei's 34-year-old Employees' on page 6 of the 7th edition on March 23, 2017, revealing the event of Huawei centrally clearing out employees over 34 years old in 2017.
2017
In 2017, Huawei carried out a mass purge of employees over the age of 34, an action widely regarded as the origin of today's phrase "the anxiety of programmers over 35."
2013
In 2013, while Iran was under international sanctions, Huawei smuggled equipment through Xintong, a shell company in Iran, whose employees used Huawei email addresses and ID badges. Meng Wanzhou later confessed to this matter in exchange for an agreement not to be prosecuted.
2008-03
From July 2007 to March 2008, Huawei employees died by suicide one after another: on July 18, 2007, Shenzhen employee Zhang Rui hanged himself; on August 11, an employee at the Changchun office fell from a building; on February 26, 2008, Chengdu office employee Li Dongbing jumped from a building; and on March 6, an employee at the Shenzhen headquarters jumped from a building. These deaths were linked to intense work pressure.
2006-05
On April 28, 2006, 24-year-old graduate student Hu Xinyu, during a critical Huawei project push, worked until 3 a.m. every day for a long stretch, going home only 4 times in 30 days. He collapsed at the office, was diagnosed with acute meningitis, and died 10 days after being hospitalized. Huawei subsequently hired internet commenters to post articles and published pieces such as "Heaven Rewards Diligence" to promote a culture of struggle, suppressing the incident.
2004
After a communications trade show in Chicago closed in 2004, Fujitsu staff found an Asian man holding a Chinese passport issued a few weeks earlier photographing equipment at the booth with a camera; he was stopped by security, and the camera's memory card contained photos of equipment from Fujitsu and other companies.
Location: Chicago, United States ·
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Verification: Reported ·
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2004
In 2004, China Development Bank provided Huawei with over 80 billion RMB in loans, raising the figure to 240 billion yuan in 2009, and was seen as an important channel through which Huawei received state support.
2001-07
In July 2001, three former Huawei employees who had left the company to start their own business were detained by police 2,000 kilometers away, and were subsequently sentenced to two to three years in prison each.