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> BARCELONA, Spain - 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 computer chips.

> Washington widened sanctions last month with new curbs on exports to Huawei of less advanced tech components.

> Strand, who has been attending MWC for 26 years, said Huawei wants to show the world it's pivoting away from mainly making networking gear - the hidden plumbing such as base stations and antennas connecting the world's mobile devices - and becoming an all-round tech supplier.

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