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US-China tech war: Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei tells his employees to learn from the United States
- A recently published speech that Ren gave in May emphasised the need to keep expanding outside China
- Ren warned against isolation and said the company has much to learn from the US in science and technology
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Yujie Xuein Shenzhen
Huawei Technologies must remain open, continue to grow in international markets, and learn from the United States, even though the country continues to apply pressure, according to the latest published speech from company founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei.
Made by Ren in May during a company forum, the speech was published on Huawei’s internal online forum on Saturday, the weekend before the Communist Party of China’s 100th anniversary on July 1.
At the forum, Ren answered questions from employee representatives, including the challenges the company continues to face under US sanctions that have cut it off from key technologies.
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“Is China a part of the world? Yes. Therefore, our insistence on globalisation also includes the domestic market,” Ren said in response to a question on whether the Shenzhen-based company should focus more on the China market given US sanctions. “We cannot be closed. We must stay open.”
Ren, 76, said the company still needs to learn from the US as the country is flexible as well as stronger in both science and technology.
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“Just because the US is trying to suppress us does not mean we do not recognize it as a teacher,” Ren said. “This will lead to isolation.”
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