Huawei dominates MWC mobile tech fair despite US sanctions

By KELVIN CHAN
AP Business Writer

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A contingent of Chinese companies led by technology giant Huawei is turning the world’s biggest wireless trade fair into an opportunity to show their muscle in the face of Huawei’s blacklisting by Western nations concerned about cybersecurity and escalating tensions with the U.S. over TikTok, spy balloons and semiconductors. After three years of pandemic disruption, MWC, also known as Mobile World Congress, kicked off Monday in Barcelona, Spain, with mobile phone makers showing off new devices and telecom industry executives perusing the latest networking gear and software. Huawei has expanded its footprint despite being at the center of a geopolitical battle over global technology supremacy that’s left parts of its business crippled by Western sanctions.