138 Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.
32 Related parties
A related party is a person or an entity that has control or joint control or significant influence over the Group,
or is a member of its key management personnel, or is member of the Group, including joint ventures and
associates.Details of the Group’s significant transactions with related parties are set out below.Transactions with an associate and a joint venture
2019(CNY million)Sales of goods
and servicePurchase of
goods and
serviceRental incomeAn associate 1,589 894 –2018(CNY million)Sales of goods
and servicePurchase of
goods and
serviceRental incomeAn associate 1,575 680 –
A joint venture (note) 75 553 3
1,650 1,233 3Note: On August 1, 2018, the Group obtained control over a previous joint venture, Huawei Marine Systems Co., Limited, which was
consolidated into the Group’s financial statements from August 1, 2018. The transaction amounts disclosed above related to the
period from January 1, 2018 to July 31, 2018.Balances with an associate
December 31, 2019(CNY million)Trade
receivablesContract
assetsOther
assetsTrade
payablesContract
liabilitiesOther
liabilities
An associate 77 16 376 585 17 415December 31, 2018(CNY million)Trade
receivablesContract
assetsOther
assetsTrade
payablesContract
liabilitiesOther
liabilities
An associate 64 6 332 500 8 289