TAIPEI/LONDON/SHENZHEN (FINANCIAL TIMES) - For Mr Guo Ping, chairman of Chinese technology group Huawei, last Monday was a day like any other. In a speech in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, he painted a rosy picture of how Huawei's technological prowess and leadership in 5G telecoms equipment would transform the company's home town into a global digital showcase city.
Hours later, that promise was shattered - shot down by an announcement from the United States government that it will use the global dominance of American technology to cut off all supplies of semiconductors to Huawei.
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