2026-11-10
On November 10, a Luxeed V9 owner posted that their new car, purchased for approximately 500,000 yuan, was involved in two accidents within one month: the intelligent driving system hit a width-limiting stone bollard, and the brakes failed while the steering wheel malfunctioned in an underground garage, causing the car to hit a wall. Huawei explained it as ground slippage and negotiated compensation in the form of maintenance, but the owner rejected this, demanding evidence.
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 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.
2026-10-29
On October 29, netizens posted a video claiming that the comment section of a promotional video for Huawei's AITO car was flooded with suspected bot accounts. Multiple accounts with different avatars and nicknames all posted the same photo of a "hand wearing a green bracelet" on their homepages. Netizens in the comment section mocked this as "the passing of the winning army."
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.
2026-10-23
In 2025, a Bilibili user commented that they would rather die for Huawei and for their country inside a Huawei AITO car; on October 23, 2026, the account posted a listing to sell a 2025 AITO M9, stressing that it had no accidents and no fire damage, and after being teased by netizens, changed its name and deleted the post.
2026-10-21
On October 21, a Douyin blogger with 550,000 followers posted a video saying that the Huawei smartwatch they purchased did not support standalone video calls, so they applied for a refund and returned it within less than 10 seconds of receiving it; the merchant refused the 960 yuan refund citing a scratched screen and sent the item back, and their earlier complaint video was taken down.
2026-10-20
On October 20, a blogger tested the AI erase feature on a Huawei phone. The Japanese flag could be erased normally, but when erasing the Chinese flag, the system popped up a message saying "This image is not applicable to the erase function, please change the image and try again." Netizens in the comments section joked that the software has a political stance.
2026-10-19
According to Xinnwang reports on October 19, Mr. Wang from Yantai reported that his mother, in her seventies, has been charged for a Huawei video membership since December 2022. The charges were 12 yuan for the first month and 29 yuan per month thereafter, totaling over 1,000 yuan. The elderly woman neither used nor activated the service. The family demanded a full refund; customer service increased the offer from a 1-month refund to 24 months, refusing to refund earlier charges due to the time elapsed. Huawei stated they would arrange for verification and a response.
2026-10-18
On October 18, a netizen in Guangdong posted a video and screenshots of group chats exposing that a Huawei offline store required sales staff who failed to meet targets to do 50 push-ups or squats and to film themselves for feedback in the work group. A netizen in Xinjiang said local stores did the same.
2026-10-17
On October 17, a netizen in Changchun, Jilin, posted a video claiming that the Xintiandi Huawei service center had ruined his phone screen so it could no longer display. Unable to contact anyone to settle the account, he brought a number of workers wearing orange reflective vests into the store to sit down and demand an explanation, sparking heated discussion among netizens.
2026-10-16
On October 16, according to media reports, Huawei Executive Director and Terminal BG Chairman Yu Chengdong reposted MAEXTRO's statement on cooperating with a joint investigation by three departments, stating that justice may be late, but it will never be absent.
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.
2026-10-15
On October 15, Paraguayan Minister of Information and Communication Technologies Villate, who was sanctioned by China, published an article on the government's official website. He questioned why Beijing responded with sanctions if the excluded suppliers were truly independent private enterprises, and announced the acceleration of cooperation with Taiwan on AI computing power and technology parks.
2026-10-15
On October 15, a Douyin user posted a video in which the camera zooms in from a Huawei store sign to capture a staff member sitting behind a display table, head down, using an iPhone, with the caption "Work is work, life is life." Netizens in the comments section joked one after another.
2026-10-14
According to a Voice of Hope report, Chinese brands such as Chery, Huawei and Xiaomi have been recalled abroad over product quality problems (such as broken axles and brake failures), yet they refuse to admit fault at home. This situation has drawn criticism from Party media, but some "Little Pink" groups have instead defended these brands, even "tearing into Party media," claiming that "national brands" only rip off Chinese people.
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.
2026-10-14
Dongchedi released a video pointing out that in the intensified brake pedal test of the Stelato V800, only 2 of the 14 samples were loaded to 3000 newtons, and the permanent deformation was not disclosed; bench tests cannot explain the breakage of the pedal bracket during emergency braking of the actual vehicle, and verification combining original data and whole-vehicle testing is needed.
2026-10-14
On October 14, a Coolapk editor posted that they had received an email from the HarmonyOS app store requiring missing features such as live streaming, Shenquan coupons, and Weibo and Douyin login to be added, and the splash screen crash to be fixed, with rectification to be completed within 30 days or chart recommendations would be affected; during a phone conversation the other side asked back, "When do you plan to shut down these Android features that HarmonyOS doesn't have?"
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
According to a report by National Business Daily on October 13, Stelato V800 sales staff insist publicly that the brake pedal has no quality problems, but a text message sent to owners admits that the strength margin under extreme force needs to be improved, with upgrades expected to roll out successively starting in November; the inspection explanation will not be published through the official account, and stores will contact users one by one.
2026-10-13
On October 13, netizens found that the China Automotive Technology and Research Center, which issued the inspection report for the brake pedal of the Huawei Stelato V800, was also the organization that carried out the earlier controversial Li Auto i8 test in which it "sent a Chenglong truck flying," for which the organization had publicly apologized.
2026-10-13
On October 13, Autohome confirmed with Maextro customer service that, in addition to the V800, the S800 Dazang Daguan edition can also receive a free upgrade of the brake pedal bracket. Owners need to proactively contact customer service or register at a user center; the plan is expected to be finalized by the end of October and rolled out starting in November. Previously, Maextro had responded that its braking system is developed and verified to standards higher than the national standard, to which netizens sarcastically replied, "If it's already above the testing standard, why replace it at all?"
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."
2026-10-12
On October 12, the official account of the Zhejiang Provincial Party Committee Publicity Department, "Zhejiang Xuanchuan," published an article pointing out that the main video of the Stelato V800 braking test could not be viewed on multiple platforms and that discussion posts had disappeared. It said that deleting videos and handling the matter coldly cannot resolve the controversy, that public safety concerns are reasonable and justified, called for a third party to verify the cause of the failure, and urged regulators not to remain silent.
2026-10-12
On October 10, a blogger posted a video showing a Huawei AITO SUV losing a wheel and mocking the incident. On October 12, the blogger's homepage showed no visible works.
2026-10-12
In June 2023, the first batch of owners who had ordered the AITO M9 posted under their real names, saying that when the battery level dropped from 20% to 19%, the vehicle automatically switched from four-wheel drive to rear-wheel drive, causing it to drift and smash up the front of the car; customer service replied "if there are no casualties, we cannot connect you with management." He also listed problems such as rusting of the main beam and detached radar, and pointed out that the legal department deleted posts and banned accounts.
2026-10-12
On October 12, a netizen posted a video showing extensive rust, peeling coating, and irregular holes along the underside of a Huawei AITO M7 produced in December 2022, along with flaky debris on the ground; the comments section featured jokes such as "just replace the chassis."
2026-10-12
On October 12, car owner Xia Hao posted again, stating that during the civil lawsuit against Huawei, he discovered that key surveillance video had been swapped and is preparing to file further administrative litigation.
2026-10-12
On October 12, a Douyin user posted a video claiming that their child repeatedly tapped their Huawei children's smartwatch with no response, and calls from parents were not connected. Comments and bullet screens joked about a "Xuanwu freeze," while other users reported severe lagging on the same model of watch.
2026-10-11
People's Daily and four major joint organizations have formally entered the fray, sharply criticizing the breakage of a Chinese car's brake pedal during driving, saying it should never occur, drawing public attention.
2026-10-11
The People's Daily app published an article on October 11 about the fracture of the brake pedal bracket in the Maextro vehicle, pointing out that a car's brake pedal should never break while driving.
2026-10-11
On October 11, according to a report by The Beijing News, Mr. He, a prospective MAEXTRO V800 buyer in Chengdu, decided not to take delivery of the car after seeing a test video showing a broken brake pedal bracket. He had already paid a 50,000-yuan deposit, and the vehicle's on-road price exceeds 1.2 million yuan.
2026-10-11
On October 11, Stelato customer service stated that once users who have ordered a car enter the lock-in period, the deposit cannot be refunded; Stelato had previously promised free upgrades for users who have taken delivery, but as of that day the specific plan had still not been determined.
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
Dongchedi released a video testing three new Zunjie V800 vehicles developed through Huawei-JAC cooperation; after repeated hard braking the brake pedal bracket snapped, and the video was subsequently taken down.
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, a Weibo tech big V with 3.01 million followers revealed that the Dongchedi app was unable to properly play a review video of the Maextro V800's brake pedal, and was subsequently bombarded with a large number of spam text messages; netizens in the comments section said it was related to retaliation by Huawei fans.
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.
2026-10-09
On October 9, an uploader on Bilibili posted a lyric-adapted work titled “Breakpoint,” satirizing the breakage of the brake pedal bracket on the Huawei Stelato during a Dongchedi test. Netizens, imitating Yu Chengdong’s tone, quipped “the best lyric adaptation under 10 million.”
2026-10-09
On October 9, reporters from The Beijing News visited and called four MAEXTRO stores in Beijing and received different explanations: some said reinforcing the pedals, some said adjusting materials, some were unaware of the upgrade content, and some directly said they did not know.
2026-10-08
On October 8, a Dongchedi test video showed that the brake pedal bracket of Huawei's Maextro V800 broke one after another during consecutive emergency braking tests, triggering netizen doubts and a wave of order cancellations, while JAC Motors' stock price hit the limit down at midday.
2026-10-08
Affected by a video showing a broken brake pedal bracket on the Huawei Stelato V800 during a test, JAC Motors shares hit the daily limit down at midday the same day, closing at 24.72 yuan, a drop of 10%.
2026-10-08
On October 8, Dongchedi released a test video showing that the brake pedal brackets of three brand-new Huawei Maextro V800 vehicles all snapped during an emergency braking test at 100 km/h.
2026-10-08
On October 8, Dongchedi released a test video claiming that during a continuous emergency braking test from 100km/h to 0, the brake pedal brackets of three Zunjie V800 units priced between 766,000 and 1,016,000 yuan broke in succession, with none lasting more than 4 hard stops, contrasting with the official website's promotion of "multiple redundancy, steady as Mount Tai." There is online dispute over the force readings in the test, and the cause of the breakage remains to be verified.
2026-10-08
On October 8, a prospective car owner posted screenshots of a chat with a salesperson on Xiaohongshu, saying that after watching the brake pedal bracket fracture test, they no longer wanted the deposit or the car; the salesperson said that if the test was a deliberate smear, it could not serve as grounds for returning the car, and the final cancellation result remains unclear.
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.
2026-10-08
After a Dongchedi test video showed the MAEXTRO V800 suffering consecutive brake failures, some owners who had already taken delivery or were still awaiting delivery posted transfer notices on social media.
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
When Dongchedi conducted braking distance tests on the Stelato V800, a collaboration between Huawei and JAC Motors, the brake pedal brackets of all three vehicles tested in succession broke, drawing widespread public attention and causing JAC Motors' stock price to hit the limit down.
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.
2026-10
According to a report by Sound of Hope, the Stelato brake scandal at Huawei continues to escalate. People's Daily, Zhejiang Propaganda, Hu Xijin and other official media and state media commentators have successively published articles questioning Huawei, criticizing "quick-built cars" and correcting new quality productive forces. The Party media's rare collective criticism of Huawei has sparked outside speculation about Ren Zhengfei's situation.
2026-10
A netizen posted a video sharing a car mini-game that satirizes Huawei's AITO (Wenjie), featuring satirical plots such as the intelligent driving system being forcibly exited and the user being held fully liable for collisions and explosions. The video was taken down shortly after it was posted.
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.
2026-09-21
On September 21, it was circulated online that the Mid-Autumn Festival mooncakes distributed by Huawei's Intelligent Vehicle Solution BU had expired, causing multiple employees to experience symptoms such as diarrhea and allergies after consumption. Huawei created an internal shared Excel sheet specifically to track the physical reactions of employees who ate the mooncakes.
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
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.
2026-09-17
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.
2026-09-17
According to NFSC intelligence, internal conflicts within Huawei are escalating. Xi Jinping is continuously putting pressure on Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, while restrictions on the movements of Ren and his family are also intensifying. A special working group has been stationed inside the company to conduct investigations since March.
2026-09-17
Huawei's 11th All-Connect Conference was held in Shanghai from September 17 to 19, and the official roster did not list Ren Zhengfei or Meng Wanzhou as attendees.
2026-09-17
On September 17, Huawei's Full-Connection Conference opened at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Hall, with rotating chairman Wang Tao delivering the keynote speech. The conference is seen as a key moment for verifying the truth of the rumors about Ren Zhengfei's family.
2026-09-17
On March 9, 2019, a netizen commented under the video "Huawei Decides to Sue the US Government": "The Chinese people will not be silent lambs, keep it up!" On September 17, 2026, another netizen replied "That's true indeed," the original commenter responded "I retract this statement," and many people in the comments section joked about it.
2026-09-15
On September 15, Hongmeng Smart Mobility announced that the definition, marketing and service of the Wenjie product would be taken over by Seres, with Huawei only providing empowerment. The news sparked concerns of car dealers selling off, and Seres' stock closed down 5.09% that day, after having turned from profit to loss in the first half of the year.
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.
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2026-09-16
On September 16, a video played by prosecutors during Huawei's criminal trial in New York was officially released, showing Huawei employees stealing parts of T-Mobile's phone-testing robot, Tappy. Huawei denies that the company engaged in organized theft, arguing that it was the action of individual employees and that management had already dealt with it.
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.
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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.
2026-09-13
From September 13, rumors spread on the X platform that Ren Zhengfei and Meng Wanzhou's family had fled China, accompanied by screenshots showing that Huawei could not reach Ren Zhengfei internally, surveillance footage of a minivan driving away from the residence, and videos of armed police surrounding Huawei's headquarters; these were later republished by Taiwanese and Malaysian media and spread to Douyin.
2026-09-10
On September 10, the day Apple released its foldable screen product, NetEase UU remotely posted that it would specially adapt to it, triggering netizens to compare it with the delayed adaptation of HarmonyOS. Subsequently, the post was deleted and the account entered protection mode.
2026-09-12
Netizens used Huawei tablets to test the difficulty of closing startup ads and found that whether clicking close or pressing the X, it forcefully redirects to the next ad in an endless loop.
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.
2026-09-11
A video claims that many Huawei Shenzhen employees fell from great heights collectively after prolonged unpaid wage demands failed, but CCTV did not report it, and the related news spread overseas.
2026-09-11
Rumors are going viral online that Huawei boss Ren Zhengfei's entire family left their Shenzhen home in the early hours of September 11 by chauffeured car, heading for the Dapeng Peninsula in an attempt to leave the country via a private island, sparking heated discussion.
2026-09-10
On September 10, the Chinese Communist Party's Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Public Security, and National Immigration Administration issued a joint response, saying that the claims circulating online that "exit will be comprehensively tightened" and "it will become harder for ordinary people to leave the country" are a misreading, and that the new rules only target online fraud, high-risk destinations, and travelers with abnormal travel patterns, with normal exit unaffected.
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.
2026-09-09
A tech blogger exposed an email invitation for a Huawei product promotion that required concealing the paid sponsorship relationship, sparking industry doubts about commercial transparency and Huawei's marketing tactics.
2026-09-09
According to foreign media reports, around September 9, during Huawei's criminal trial in the United States, federal prosecutors played a 54-second surveillance video for the jury, claiming that the footage shows Huawei employees taking parts from T-Mobile's locked robotics laboratory and packing them into a bag, and alleging that Huawei had been continuously stealing US trade secrets for 20 years. Huawei's lawyers denied the charges, saying the government is blaming the entire company for the actions of individual employees.
2026-09-09
From September 9 to 10, former Iranian telecommunications industry employee Parham Beheshti testified that Huawei has completed one data center in Iran and another is under construction. About 90% of the technical staff are from China, and the system is capable of simultaneously monitoring 1% of users without detection. Huawei's lawyers cross-examined him regarding his history of cooperating with the U.S. government and signing security review forms containing false information.
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2026-09-06
"Road signs can be removed, but memes cannot." On September 6, a netizen from Shanghai held up a sign for "Public Toilet 450m" saved on their phone in front of the Huawei flagship store on East Nanjing Road for a photo, with the caption: "You have received a new OTA update." In the comments section, others also posted photos of Huawei stores juxtaposed with "Recyclable Waste" bins. #FanzeiAcademy
2026-09-08
The federal court in the Eastern District of New York has begun jury selection and the trial for the Huawei case, with Judge Ann Donnelly presiding. Prosecutors accuse Huawei of 20 years of theft, lying, and cover-ups, involving 12 charges, including using the Hong Kong-based company Skycom to conduct business in Iran to deceive U.S. and European banks, stealing trade secrets, and obstruction of justice.
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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, in the early stage of the Internet firewall system's construction, the only hardware contractors were Sugon under the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Huawei, and Huawei has long been involved in building the CCP's internet censorship and surveillance system.
2026-09-08
According to a September 2026 video by Toronto Fang Lian, the Wall Street Journal once revealed that Huawei has long helped the Chinese Communist Party build the Skynet surveillance system, becoming one of the main contractors of the CCP's surveillance system from hardware to software.
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
Huawei rolled out the so-called “Striver Application Form,” requiring employees to voluntarily give up holidays, overtime pay and other basic labor rights. This practice was later imitated by a number of Chinese companies.
2026-09-08
Huawei's Yu Chengdong said at the AITO M9 launch event that it is "the best SUV under 10 million," prompting netizens to mock his slurred speech by pairing a "bamboo cicada" toy with the caption "the best toy under 10 million."
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."
2026-09-03
On September 3, 2026, a netizen in Shandong posted a video reporting that a local Huawei store had privately blocked the public sidewalk outside its door with iron railings, making it impossible to pass, sparking widespread online mockery about privilege.
2026-09
Multiple netizens claiming to be Huawei employees reported experiencing diarrhea after eating mooncakes distributed by the company. Some sought medical treatment, and employees also created a shared spreadsheet to record their reactions after consumption.
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
In mid-September, during Xi Jinping's visit to India, overseas Chinese social media platforms were flooded with claims that Ren Zhengfei, Meng Wanzhou, and more than ten other family members had gone missing and might have fled to a small island overseas via Shenzhen's Dapeng Peninsula. Screenshots purporting to be internal Huawei conversations and videos allegedly showing armed police surrounding Huawei's Shenzhen headquarters also circulated. Huawei has not responded publicly.
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
Huawei released its financial report for the first half of 2026, with operating revenue of 467.8 billion yuan, but net profit plunged 36% to 23.8 billion yuan, and net cash flow from operating activities was negative 39.9 billion yuan.
2026-08-27
On August 27, 2026, it was rumored online that Dongguan city, in order to coordinate the traffic congestion when employees of Huawei's terminal headquarters get off work on Fridays, changed nearby schools from two-day weekends to one-day weekends, sparking online discussion.
2026-08-26
After netizens mocked Huawei using a public toilet sign, Huawei removed the sign; on August 26, a large number of videos related to "Huawei public toilet" circulated online.
2026-08-25
A photo of Huawei's Shanghai flagship store next to a public toilet street sign went viral online, drawing tourists eager to visit the spot. Huawei then stationed police to ban photography, and the sign was taken down.
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.
2026-08-03
On August 3, 2026, several leading Chinese digital media outlets published long image articles with similar layouts, collectively attributing netizens' criticism over the takedown of a Huawei parody video to a malicious public opinion attack organized and manipulated by foreign forces and behind-the-scenes masterminds.
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
Videos made by Zhuzhiliao about the “wa wa” sounds at Yu Chengdong’s launch event were hit with complaints from Huawei; some videos were taken down, and some accounts were muted or banned.
2026-07-29
In late July 2026, a Douyin video jokingly calling a child's handmade toy the best toy under 10 million was taken down after Huawei filed a complaint claiming that the metaphorical mockery infringed the company's right to reputation, sparking criticism of opinion bullying by giant enterprises.
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.
2026-07
A father posted a video of his daughter playing with the traditional bamboo cicada toy, captioned "the best toy under 10 million," and Huawei filed a complaint on the grounds that the video disparaged and mocked the company and infringed on its right to reputation; the video was taken down.
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.
2026-06-27
Judge Donnelly of the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that a four-page statement signed by Meng Wanzhou in 2021 can be used as evidence against Huawei in the criminal trial beginning September 8.
2026-06-26
On June 26, 2026, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced an expansion of import restrictions on Chinese technology equipment such as Huawei, ZTE, Hikvision and Dahua, bringing some previously approved older-model devices onto the ban list as well.
Location: Washington, United States ·
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2026-06-18
On June 18, 2026, a delivery rider went to a Huawei exclusive store to pick up a phone, was blocked by the staff, denied entry, and was forcibly told to wait outside.
2026-06-17
Judge Donnelly of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a ruling allowing a four-page statement signed by Meng Wanzhou in 2021 to be used as evidence against Huawei in its criminal trial starting September 8.
Location: New York, United States ·
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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 ·
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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.
2026-02
Huawei concept stocks such as Seres, JAC Motors, iSoftStone, and Talkweb Information all peaked in February 2026, subsequently falling sharply by 40% to 60%.
2026-01-21
On January 21, a Beijing netizen used a Huawei Fit 2 smartwatch to test a 'Nailong' doll, and heart rate and blood oxygen data appeared on the screen. Previously, Huawei watches had also displayed heart rates when testing oranges and bananas, leading netizens to joke that 'Nailong has come back to life.'
2025-05-31
On May 31, 2025, Yu Chengdong stated at the Shenzhen Future Automobile Pioneers Conference that Huawei has strict quality standards, and not a single vehicle that fails to meet the standards can leave the factory; the cars of some automakers, by Huawei's standards, cannot be shipped at all.
2025
Huawei has released its financial report for the full year 2025. The group's overall revenue was 880.9 billion yuan, up 2% year on year; among them, terminal business revenue was 344.5 billion yuan, and intelligent automotive solutions business revenue was 45 billion yuan, up 72% year on year.
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.
2024-05-31
On May 31, 2024, the AITO New M7 Ultra was launched, upgraded with a 192-line LiDAR and several additional features; the N7 Ultra mentioned in the video is actually the M7 Ultra.
2024-05-31
On May 31, 2024, the AITO New M7 Ultra was launched, starting at 289,800 yuan, upgraded with a flagship 192-line LiDAR with a maximum detection range of 250 meters.
2024
Seres announced it will spend 11.5 billion yuan in cash to acquire a 10% stake in Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., obtaining only a minority of board seats.
2023-12-26
On December 26, 2023, Yu Chengdong unveiled the Aito M9 at Huawei's Winter Full-Scenario Launch Event, claiming it would redefine "the best smart flagship SUV under 10 million yuan."
2023-11
While Fujian Zhangzhou consumer Ying Jie was waiting for his Mate60 to arrive, the store required him to buy accessories worth more than 200 yuan as a bundle.
2023-11
After the salesperson said there would be no model refresh in the near future, Beijing car owner Xiao Tang purchased the AITO M7 four-wheel-drive intelligent driving edition in November 2023, at a landed price of nearly 300,000 yuan, and waited nearly four months for delivery.
2023-09-03
On September 3, 2023, the Huawei Mate 60 Pro went on sale through all channels, with customers who had paid deposits picking up devices at stores, and queues appeared at stores in various places; Huawei did not release chip details, and the outside world interpreted this as a breakthrough of the US blockade.
2023
The Huawei Nova11 SE went on sale at a starting price of 1999 yuan; the video claims that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6000 4G chip it carries had previously been used in the OPPO360, which sells for about 700 yuan.
2023
Yu Chengdong released the Aito M9, calling it the best SUV under 10 million yuan.
2021-09-25
Meng Wanzhou returned to China on a government chartered flight, with CCTV broadcasting the event live. At the airport, she stated that the motherland is the strongest backing.
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.
2020-07-14
The British government has officially announced a total ban on Huawei 5G equipment and demanded the complete removal of existing equipment by 2027.
2020-07
A bamboo toy went viral for mimicking the "wow" sounds from the audience as Yu Chengdong unveiled the AITO M9; related videos were hit by concentrated complaints from Huawei's consumer business and some works were taken down, after which sales of the bamboo cicada toy rose.
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 ·
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2019-01-28
On January 28, 2019, the U.S. Department of Justice announced 23 charges against Huawei and Meng Wanzhou, including bank and wire fraud, obstruction of justice, and the theft of trade secrets; the FBI said Huawei paid bonuses to employees who stole others' trade secrets.
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.
2018-12-01
Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou was criminally arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police upon arriving at Vancouver on a flight from Hong Kong for a transfer, pursuant to a provisional U.S. extradition request.
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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2018
As disclosed by the Wall Street Journal, Huawei has long helped the Chinese Communist Party build the Skynet surveillance system, and in 2018 developed the “Uyghur Alert” feature, which automatically triggers an alarm as soon as police cameras identify a Uyghur.
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
A US civil jury has awarded T-Mobile $4.8 million in damages, primarily on breach of contract claims, in a case involving Huawei engineers accessing Tappy testing robot technology.
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.
2012
Huawei established the Flower Fan Club, setting up levels, points and petals, and offering arrangements such as beta testing, same-city events, campus events and prizes for new products.
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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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.
2003-01-23
In January 2003, Cisco sued Huawei in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging that it illegally copied Cisco's IOS software and source code, technical documentation, and other copyrighted materials, and infringed multiple patents.
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.
1988
When Huawei was first founded, Ren Zhengfei required all staff to keep mattresses under their desks so they could sleep at the company and work directly when tasks were urgent. This is the origin of "mattress culture."