 Don Bonker |
APCO Worldwide has ended its nine-year relationship with Huawei, the Chinese electronics/ telecommunications giant that is at the heart of the US battle with China on the technology and trade fronts.
“We have reached the end of the contract, and we came to a mutual decision not to continue the contract," an APCO staffer told O'Dwyer's.
The seven-term Congressman Don Bonker (D-WA), had handled APCO's representation of Huawei, which officially terminated April 19.
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