But although it’s pretty noticeable the political tensions are already negatively affecting the Chinese company’s sales and brand image in the Western Hemisphere, Huawei reps and executives continue to insist the situation is not as bad as certain reports make it out to be. Immediately after essentially suggesting the White House did not do the tech giant any favors by giving it the aforementioned “stay of execution”, Huawei is obdurately rejecting a fresh rumor concerning current smartphone production.

 

In a brief statement issued to Cnet and quite a few of other international news outlets, the company chiefly and explicitly refuted the claims made in a Chinese media report about a Foxconn manufacturing shutdown of Huawei mobile devices. Reportedly, “global production levels are normal, with no notable adjustments in either direction.”

 

At first glance, that may seem reassuring, but clearly, these are very volatile circumstances, with lots of moving parts and unpredictable future developments. Even though Huawei might be going about its business like nothing has happened or is about to happen, that does not mean a production halt or at least a downgrade are not in the pipeline. If the embargo on collaborations with US companies stands, market researchers believe a substantial slowdown of the Chinese tech giant’s incredible recent growth.

 

For the time being, it looks like Huawei is working on the assumption the US-China trade war will one way or another cool down in the next couple of months, allowing it to continue selling hundreds of millions of Android phones world wide.

 

Source: TRONSERVE