Ren Zhengfei said that American companies do not provide technology to Huawei and are also harmful to the United States.
Unlike previous conversations with the media, Ren Zhengfei’s coffee talks talked about higher-end issues. It seems to be more detached from Huawei’s current situation. There are few issues related to the ban on Android and how to boost the overseas market of mobile phones. But in reality, it is closely related to Huawei’s breaking.
On November 6, Ren Zhengfei’s third coffee talk was held with the theme “Digital Sovereignty, From Dialogue to Action”. Prior to this, Ren Zhengfei’s coffee talks had been held twice. The first time was on June 17 this year, the theme was “Talking with Ren Zhengfei”. A second coffee talk was held on September 26th with the theme of “Innovation, Rules and Trust”.
Recently, in an interview in Northern Europe, Ren Zhengfei talked about the topic of digital sovereignty and expressed his support for the EU’s new strategy on digital sovereignty. This issue is discussed in relation to Huawei’s telecom equipment, especially the promotion of 5G equipment. Huawei’s equipment is subject to some security challenges overseas, and Huawei needs to win more security trust.
In today’s coffee talks, Ren Zhengfei said: The digital economy must be global, without the borders of the country, the trend of globalization is unstoppable, and figures also need to be homogeneous In order to be realized . In the era of digital economy, wealth has changed from physical form to digital form. How to distribute digital wealth is a matter of discussion.
To protect the security of digital sovereignty and to ensure information security, Ren Zhengfei believes that it is necessary to to pass a principle fairly: to abide by the rules. In other words, all players follow the same rules. He said: “I When they go to countries around the world, they must abide by the rules of each country. We must hope to protect the digital sovereignty of each country.”
In addition to this, the Huawei incident is a question that Ren Zhengfei cannot avoid. At this coffee meeting, Ren Zhengfei said: “Thanks to American suppliers for their help over the past 30 years, we have always been willing to go to the new world with American suppliers. I have always been willing to embrace globalization. US suppliers stop supplying us, we can survive, but this is not the way we hope to survive. We are totally dependent on independent innovation. We will not have any problems at the moment. We welcome that we have a dialogue at this time next year. It can be seen that we are very healthy. When Huawei is under US sanctions next year, if we live very healthy, our survival crisis will pass. After the crisis of survival, we will examine us. The ability to lead the world.“
After Mate 30, Huawei will no longer be able to use Google’s system. Talking about the impact of this, Ren Zhengfei said: “This (Google system is banned) is definitely influential. We and Google have an agreement to work together to create a world-winning ecosystem. Our Mate 30 is not pre-installed with Google system, and sales are still good, indicating that people are recognized. This year (smartphone) production of 240 million to 250 million, next year and next year’s situation, can not judge the situation next year. The most difficult is This time, it will be better soon.”
At the same time, Huawei’s incident has also increased customer trust in Huawei. He said that the number of customers visiting Huawei this year has increased significantly.“ They are watching if we are still alive, are many people still at work, and the canteen people are not full? Is it because many people are still buying meat when they are eating, and the production line is still running?” Everything in Huawei is progressing in an orderly manner,” The former customer was suspicious, previously Huawei It’s doubtful, and now trust has improved.”
Ren Zhengfei said that American companies do not provide technology to Huawei and are also harmful to the United States.
He made an analogy: “The United States (technically) is at its highest peak, on the top of the Himalayas, while China is still at the foot of the mountain, the water on the top of the mountain flows down and irrigate the mountain. The crops. If the water on the mountain does not flow down the mountain, the mountain will drill the well itself.Other countries will have a chance to replace the technology. They stay in the mountains very cold. Ah. The water on Wall Street will not be left, and there will be no money.” His view was recognized by other guests on the scene.
Ren Zhengfei also spoke sparingly about the issue of his veto power within Huawei. He said: “ In 2018, my veto power was stopped. Now that I have such a thing, I have reserved a veto, and the veto has retained the inheritance. The heir will not be My children or relatives, and find the right person in the board of directors, the board of supervisors to hold the veto, but everyone can not hold for a long time.”
The coffee talks have been held three times in the past few months. Ren Zhengfei himself has a special liking for coffee.
In 2013, in the speech at the IP Delivery Support Team Symposium, Ren Zhengfei mentioned “a cup of coffee to absorb the energy of the universe”: “I said at the cadre conference, ‘anti-high-level backbone to work hard,’ moreParticipate in industry conferences and talk with people in the industry; ‘a cup of coffee absorbs cosmic energy’, dare to drink coffee with world celebrities, listen to people’s ideas, and give us inspiration and less detours.
In April 2014, Ren Zhengfei gave a speech entitled “A cup of coffee absorbs cosmic energy” at the seminar of experts at the research institute, which mentioned:
“Huawei’s circle is still too small. You guys don’t go out to have coffee, just keep it in the earthen wall, and the defender can’t keep it. You scientists are locked up by the impact of punching cards. How do you go sailing in the fortress of the Institute? Go to open? How to punch when sailing?”
In 2017, he also posted his speech at the representative office in Cameroon in the president’s office email, entitled “What is “a cup of coffee absorbing the energy of the universe””, which has such a passage:
A cup of coffee absorbs cosmic energy, not what magical effects of caffeine. Instead, use some of the Western habits to express openness, communication, and communication. The general customer relationship you have carried out, the pre-bidding plan discussion, the delivery after the delivery, the whistling of the dining room… I think that in the exchange, absorbing the outside energy, optimizing themselves. The form is not important, the important thing is the spiritual exchange of God. The café is just a place for communication. Whenever and wherever, it is an opportunity and place for communication. Don’t understand the form narrowly.
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