The United States underestimate Huawei, said founder Ren Zhengfei

Huawei's founder, Ren Zhengfei, downplayed the impact of the US executive order that could cripple Huawei's ability to collaborate with US companies such as Google and Qualcomm. In comments to Chinese media gathered at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen, reported by the Global Times According to the state newspaper, the 90-day extension of US normal commercial relations will not change much for Huawei because of the existing contingency plans.

"In such a critical moment, I am grateful to the American companies that have contributed so much to Huawei's development and have shown their consciences in this regard," Ren said. "As far as I know, US companies have made efforts to convince the US government to let them cooperate with Huawei … We still need chipsets developed by the US, and we can not rule out American products with a narrow mind. "

Ren says the trade restrictions will not affect the deployment of Huawei's 5G and does not expect anyone to catch up with the company's technology over the next two or three years, according to Ren. Reuters, citing the US government as "underestimating the capabilities of Huawei.

Ren, 74, is a famous individual who almost never awards interviews, but he's recently found himself in the limelight because of the recent escalation of tensions between his company and the United States, including the orderly arrest by the United States of his daughter, Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou. Before founding Huawei as an engineer in the People's Liberation Army, Ren also helped create a climate of suspicion of society.

Google on Sunday canceled Huawei's Android license in accordance with President Trump's order, while Intel and Qualcomm reportedly asked their employees not to work with the Chinese telecoms giant anymore. These measures would prevent Huawei from selling devices running Google Apps and Play Store, as well as building phones with US-made components, but Huawei has announced that it has built an alternative operating system and stored equipment for this eventuality.