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Huawei founder opposes Chinese retaliation against Apple

Ren Zhengei, Huawei founder and CEO, praises Apple and says he would "the first to protest" if there were any official Chinese trade-war retaliation against Apple.

The founder and CEO of Huawei, Ren Zhengei, has told Bloomberg that he would be against any potential Chinese moves against Apple in retaliation to the current US trade war.

Asked by Bloomberg TV's China correspondent, Tom Mackenzie, about retaliation, he said it wasn't an issue. "That will not happen, first of all," he said (in translation). "And second of all, if that happens, I'll be the first to protest. Apple is my teacher [and] it is advancing in front of us. As a student, why should I oppose my teacher? I would never do that."

He also took the opportunity to praise the company. "Apple is the world's leading company," he continued. "If there were no Apple, there would be no mobile internet. If there was no Apple to help show us the world, we would not see the beauty of this world."

The interview follows both a rising number of companies ceasing trading with Huawei because of US pressure, and predictions that potential retaliation could seriously damage Apple's earnings.

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john f. 19 Years · 112 comments

At least he's honest.

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chasm 11 Years · 3721 comments

Well, he buys them for his family (because they demand them). I think that says it all, really.

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Ciprol 8 Years · 53 comments

A very mature and professional response. In contrast, the one is the Whitehouse is behaving like a spoilt brat, which he in fact is.

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bloggerblog 17 Years · 2562 comments

That was very honorable of him. I wish more executives gave credit where credit is due. Especially like of Google, Samsung, HP, and Microsoft.

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frantisek 12 Years · 760 comments

We can just hope this will have influence on possible mass hysteria in China.

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