Huawei tapped by China’s cyberspace watchdog to further Xi Jinping’s tech self-sufficiency drive
- CAC officials visited Huawei and Kuaishou executives to explain the key takeaways from the Chinese Communist Party’s national congress
- President Xi Jinping last month set the course for China’s development in the next five years, emphasising technological self-reliance
A Chinese cyberspace official gave a lecture at Huawei Technologies Co, the Chinese telecoms equipment giant struggling under US trade sanctions, on ways to help the country’s technological self-sufficiency drive, according to the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC).
The lecture, conducted by CAC deputy director Cao Shumin, is part of a talk series delivered by central government officials to local governments and enterprises focusing on the key themes of the 20th Communist Party congress that took place last month.
According to a brief statement released by the CAC on Sunday, Cao said China needs to accelerate breakthroughs in core technologies and build a self-sufficient system. She urged private companies to play a main role in helping the country achieve that goal.
Cao also said China will play to its strengths, namely in combining state and private power, to seek technological advancement.
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Such visits by government officials are often seen as a sign of the state’s recognition of a company’s importance, heralding more state support, as well as control. Some 200 Huawei executives attended Cao’s lecture.