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Ren Zhengfei, the founder of Huawei, has always kept a low profile and even resolutely refused to be included in the list of 100 people to celebrate the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, which is regarded as an honor.Perhaps due to the influence of Ren Zhengfei, although Huawei has grown rapidly in recent years and has become a leader in the international communications industry, overall it still gives people the impression of being quiet and silent about getting bigger and stronger.
But Ren Zhengfei's low profile has not allowed him and Huawei to escape the attention and tracking of the outside world.Faced with the deliberate efforts by the United States and other countries to exclude Huawei, Ren Zhengfei chose to endure. However, faced with the grim reality that his daughter Meng Wanzhou was served in handcuffs and shackles due to the company's involvement, and that he might suffer the same fate when he went abroad, Ren Zhengfei could not sit still.
In fact, no matter how much Ren Zhengfei and Huawei hide their clumsiness, their influence is obvious - just like a lice on a bald man's head.Just like an elephant cannot hide in the grass, Ren Zhengfei and Huawei cannot become industry leaders without attention, not to mention that the outside world will inevitably associate Huawei's rise with the rise of China.
Before and after the Sino-US trade war broke out, Huawei's fifth-generation communications technology (5G) suffered repeated setbacks in Western markets.The United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan have successively stopped Huawei's investment in their own 5G projects; Canada directly detained Meng Wanzhou, who was about to turn around, in the name of the extradition treaty with the United States; Poland also began to arrest Huawei spies and called forThe EU has adopted a unanimous stance on Huawei; the United States has recently reported that it will launch a criminal investigation into Huawei.
In less than a year, Huawei's international environment has deteriorated so much that Ren Zhengfei has become unavoidable.
Since he couldn't hide, Ren Zhengfei simply made a grand appearance.In the past few days, he has been interviewed by many media inside and outside China, and he answered many questions that he had tried to avoid before.
Ren Zhengfei knows very well that the United States is the world's leader, and the United States is behind Huawei's main difficulties and the detention of his daughter in Canada.The reason why the United States and its allies cling to Huawei is first of all because they are worried that Huawei's world-leading communications technology will affect their national security. Even if it does not have an impact now, there is no guarantee that it will not have an impact in the future.
Ren Zhengfei emphasized to many Western mainstream media in Shenzhen on Tuesday (15th) that Huawei has never provided customer data to any party, and the Chinese government has never asked them to provide information or install mandatory backdoors. Huawei does not pose a security threat to any country in the world.Threats, we will never harm any country or individual.
Regarding Meng Wanzhou who is trapped in Canada, Ren Zhengfei bluntly said that he misses his daughter very much, but he is not just playing the sadness card.In an interview with Chinese media, Ren Zhengfei talked about Meng Wanzhou in a relaxed tone, saying that she often read books, made dumplings, and made pies, giving her rare leisure time.
Ren Zhengfei also gave U.S. President Trump the title of a great president in front of the Western media because Trump dared to cut taxes on a large scale, which would benefit businesses.However, he also gently called on the United States to treat companies and countries that are willing to invest in the United States well.
Ren Zhengfei also expressed his gratitude to the Chinese government and people for supporting Meng Wanzhou, but at the same time emphasized his trust in the judicial systems of Canada and the United States.He deliberately downplayed Huawei's role in the Sino-US trade war, claiming that Huawei was just a sesame seed, and his intention to cut off Huawei's relationship with the trade war was very obvious.
However, Ren Zhengfei's high-profile appearance may not be able to prevent Huawei's international environment from deteriorating, because Huawei cannot shake off the label of a Chinese company no matter what.Since the external environment cannot be changed, Ren Zhengfei and Huawei can only choose to change themselves, make themselves stronger and more trustworthy, and continue to speak with strength and facts.
