The equipment included computer servers, Ethernet switches, and other gear made by Huawei in China, It was meant to go back to China after commercial testing and certification at a laboratory in California in September 2017. The US Commerce Department, citing unidentified export violation concerns, seized it all during transit. In the two years since, Huawei said the US government failed to make a decision on whether an export license was required for the equipment to be shipped back to China, and continued to hold it. The US government then said in August that there was no need for an export license. The equipment was then shipped back at the government’s expense.
Huawei said the case was part as a series of concerns it had with regard to “inappropriate and unjustified actions against Huawei by the US government.” Huawei said earlier in a media statement that the US government has been using every tool at its disposal to disrupt the normal business operations of the company. This includes obstructing normal business activities and technical communications through intimidation, denying visas, and detaining shipments. Dr. Song noted that Huawei will continue to vigorously defend its legitimate rights and interests with legal means.
