Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times.(Data map)
Hu Xijin, editor-in-chief of the Global Times, said today (8th) that he uses his iPhone to post Weibo to support Huawei because when China has a large foreign trade surplus, it should stop discriminating against foreign brands and create a more level playing field.
According to a report from the World Wide Web, the 2019 Global Times Annual Conference was held in Beijing on the 8th.In his opening speech, Hu Xijin explained in detail why he insisted on using the iPhone instead of Huawei or ZTE during the Sino-US trade war.In April of this year, when the United States banned China’s ZTE, I was very excited and posted a Weibo, which received a lot of likes. Hu Xijin said, but some netizens circled that I posted Weibo with an iPhone and scolded me.I was very angry and felt that I should ditch the iPhone and switch to ZTE or Huawei.But Hu Xijin tried other people's Huawei phones, and found that the operating system couldn't adapt, so he was forced to stick to the iPhone.
In the second half of this year, Sino-US relations remained tense.On the 1st of this month, the Canadian government arrested Huawei Ren Zhengfei's daughter Meng Xiaozhou and tried to extradite her to the United States.Hu Xijin said, I posted a Weibo to support Huawei at this time, and I still use an iPhone. Many netizens scolded me, can I replace the iPhone with Huawei.
But Hu Xijin's reason for choosing to continue using the iPhone has changed.At least on the premise that no one is looking for me to advertise, I still continue to use the iPhone. Hu Xijin said, I think that when China has a large foreign trade surplus today, we should no longer discriminate against foreign brands, and we should allow Chinese and foreign products to obtain a fairer price.The competitive environment.
