Last month, Huawei was slapped with a trade ban by the U.S. Commerce Department that threatens to significantly disrupt its supply chain, though it has since been given a temporary reprieve.
In March, The Wall Street Journal cited U.S. security officials as saying that undersea cables built by Huawei could be vulnerable to espionage by the Chinese state, which the company denied. Huawei Marine, established in 2008 as a joint venture with Britain’s Global Marine, is mainly engaged in the construction of global undersea communications cables.
According to Huawei Technology’s annual report, the tech giant gained majority voting rights on the board of Huawei Marine in August 2018 with Global Marine retaining a 49% noncontrolling interest. Huawei Marine contributed revenue of 394 million yuan and logged a net profit of 115 million yuan in 2018, according to Huawei Technologies’ annual report.