Huawei

Transcriptions
Huawei
	"Huawei" in Simplified (top) and Traditional (bottom) Chinese characters
Simplified Chinese	华为
Traditional Chinese	華為
Literal meaning	"Splendid Achievement" or "Chinese Achievement"
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáwéi
IPA	[xwǎ.wěi] (listen)
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Wàah-wàih
IPA	[wȁː.wɐ̏i]
Jyutping	Waa4-wai4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	Hôa-uî
Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
Simplified Chinese	华为技术有限公司
Traditional Chinese	華為技術有限公司
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Huáwéi Jìshù Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	waa4 wai4 gei6 seot6 jau5 haan6 gung1 si1

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
	Headquarters in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
Native name	华为技术有限公司
Romanized name	Huáwèi jìshù yǒuxiàn gōngsī
Company type	Private
ISIN	HK0000HWEI11
Industry	Consumer electronics; Telecom equipment; Networking equipment; Semiconductors; Artificial intelligence; Automation; Cloud computing; Internet of things;
Founded	15 September 1987; 36 years ago
Founder	Ren Zhengfei
Headquarters	Shenzhen, China
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Ren Zhengfei (CEO); Liang Hua (chairman); Meng Wanzhou (deputy chairwoman & CFO) ; He Tingbo (Director)
Products	Mobile and fixed broadband networks; Consultancy and managed services; Multimedia technology; Smartphones; Tablet computers; Dongles; Smart TV; HIMA; AITO; HarmonyOS; EulerOS;
Brands	Huawei
Revenue	CN¥642.3 billion (US$87.8 billion) (2022)
Operating income	47,515,000,000 renminbi (2016)
Net income	CN¥35.6 billion (US$5.2 billion) (2022)
Total assets	CN¥876.854 billion (US$140 billion) (2022)
Number of employees	207,000 (2023)
Parent	Huawei Investment & Holding
Subsidiaries	Caliopa; Chinasoft International; FutureWei Technologies; HexaTier; HiSilicon; iSoftStone
Website	www.huawei.com

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (/ˈhwɑːˌweɪ/; Chinese: 华为; [xwǎ.wèi] (listen)) is a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and consumer electronics company based in Shenzhen, Guangdong, South China. It was founded by Ren Zhengfei in 1987.^[4]

The name Huawei may be translated as "splendid act" or "China is able"; Hua can mean "splendid" or "China", while wei can mean "action" or "achievement".

Huawei has had a lot of problems in some countries. They have mainly had problems with the United States government. The US government said that the Chinese government could use Huawei's 5G technology to spy on people. Because of this, the US government does not want other countries to use technology by Huawei or ZTE. In May 2019, the US government put Huawei on a blacklist. This meant that Huawei could not do business with American companies.^[5]^[6]