Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said the US wanted to kill Huawei. This follows from a corporate memo that was at the disposal of Bloomberg .
“Faced with a new wave of attacks from the US, we finally realized that US officials were not trying to fix us. They wanted to kill us,” Zhengfei said. The entrepreneur said that because of the sanctions, the corporation had to sell its subsidiary Honor, but he sees this event not as damage, but as an opportunity. Zhengfei said Honor’s independence will unleash the company’s potential and help defend against US sanctions.
In a private message to employees, the founder of Huawei, in addition to accusations against the United States, said that the corporation is indeed breaking off relations with Honor. “As soon as we finally disperse, there will be no backstage relations with Honor. We treat the separation in an adult way and will strictly adhere to the rules and international norms,” the entrepreneur concluded.
Bloobmerg noted that this is Ren Zhengfei’s first comment regarding the sale of a subsidiary of the corporation. Analysts stressed that apparently Huawei has no doubts that the restrictions on Honor will be lifted.
Being under US sanctions since May 2019, Huawei has officially announced the sale smartphone brand Honor on November 17. The new owner of the company will be the Shenzhen Zhixin New Information Technology conglomerate. Huawei officials cited “constant unavailability of technical components” required for the production of mobile devices as the reason for the sale.