Huawei CEO would welcome phone call from Biden

Huawei chief executive officer Ren Zhengfei said he’d welcome a phone call from US President Joe Biden with a view to a possible improvement in relations with Washington following the change in administration.

“I would welcome such phone calls and the message is around joint development and shared success,” Ren said. “The US wants to have economic growth and China wants to have economic growth as well.”

Ren is hoping for a softer approach toward the Chinese telecommunications giant after the Trump administration began pressuring the company two years ago.

Since then, Huawei has been labeled a national security threat by Washington and was restricted from doing business with American companies. Huawei has repeatedly denied those claims.

“If Huawei’s production capacity can be expanded, that would mean more opportunities for US companies to supply too. I believe that’s going to be mutually beneficial. I believe that (the) new administration would bear in mind such business interests as they are about to decide their new policy,” Ren added.

“We still hope that we can buy in large volume American materials components as well as equipment so that we can all benefit from China’s growth.”