STORY: :: Venezuela’s Maduro thanks China’s Xi for a new Huawei phone that ‘Americans can’t hack’
:: Caracas, Venezuela
:: September 1, 2025
:: Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela
“Impressive, I find out everything through this, the phone that Xi Jinping gave me. Look, Xi Jinping gave me this, a Huawei, the best phone in the world, the Huawei, and the Americans can’t hack it, neither their spy planes, nor their satellites.”
“(It’s) the best phone in the world, the Huawei, and the Americans can’t hack it, neither their spy planes, nor their satellites,” he said during the news conference with international media as he showed off the device.
The Venezuelan leader’s comments come amid tensions between China and the United States.
Huawei, a Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer, has faced U.S. restrictions due to concerns that its equipment could be used for spying on users.
The tech giant has faced a blanket U.S. ban on access to advanced chips since 2020, and has made heavy investments in chips and chipmaking equipment to counter that. Some European countries, including Germany, have also passed outright bans on the use of Huawei gear.