Huawei made the mistake of not building a semiconductor supply chain years ago.
Now it is trying to reverse that mistake.
Not expecting the political risk and counting on suppliers from adversarial countries is unwise and naive. Investing now is a positive thing but still it is disappointing that Huawei wouldn't have been doing what it has been doing without the US sanctions.
Before the establishment of Hubble Investment in 2019, Huawei had always followed the long-term principle of not investing in any company. Hubble’s mission is closely linked to the production of Huawei chips via wholly-owned subsidiary HiSilicon. Huawei CEO Ren Zhengfei had insisted the company would not invest in or partner with suppliers in order to ensure it was free to choose the best technologies.