HONG KONG - China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd plans to sell its 51 percent stake in undersea telecommunications cable business Huawei Marine Systems Co Ltd, according to an exchange filing from the Chinese buyer on Monday.
Huawei Technologies declined to provide immediate comment when contacted by Reuters. Trading of Hengtong Optic-Electric shares was suspended on Monday pending deal discussions. Last month, Huawei was slapped with a trade ban by the US Commerce Department that threatens to significantly disrupt its supply chain, though it has since been given a temporary reprieve.
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.