U.S. curbs imposed in May threatened Huawei’s
smartphone sales by limiting access to Android
and blocking Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc.,
from supporting music and other services based
on the system.
Huawei Technologies Ltd. wants to keep using
Android, Richard Yu, CEO of its consumer
device unit, said at a conference for software
developers in the southern city of Dongguan.
“However, if we cannot use it in the future we
can immediately switch to HarmonyOS,” Yu said.
He said that could be done in as little as two
days if needed.
Huawei, China’s first global tech brand, is at
the center of a battle between Washington
and Beijing over the ruling Communist Party’s
ambitions to develop companies that can
compete in robotics and other fields.
The Trump administration says Beijing’s efforts
are based on stealing or pressuring companies
to hand over technology. Washington and other
trading partners say the Chinese campaign
violates its free-trade obligations.
Washington has labeled Huawei a security
threat, an accusation the company denies. Some
officials also see the rise of Huawei and other
Chinese tech competitors as a potential threat to
U.S. industrial leadership.
Huawei spends about $12 billion a year on U.S.
semiconductor chips and other components. The
company said the U.S. export curbs might cut its
projected sales by $30 billion over two years.
Since then, authorities have said vendors will be
allowed to supply technology that is available
from other sources. That came after American
technology suppliers warned they would be hurt
by the loss of one of their biggest customers.
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