‘No way the US can crush us’: Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei attacks arrest of daughter Meng Wanzhou as politically motivated
- In an interview with the BBC, Ren Zhengfei said he ‘objects to what the US has done’, accusing it of an unacceptable ‘politically motivated act’
- He vowed that Huawei would never undertake spying activities, and said ‘the world needs Huawei because we are more advanced’
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated.
“Firstly, I object to what the US has done. This kind of politically motivated act is not acceptable,” Ren told the BBC in an interview.
Canada arrested Meng in Vancouver on December 1 at the request of the United States. Meng was charged with bank and wire fraud to violate American sanctions against Iran.
Huawei, along with another Chinese network equipment company, ZTE Corp , has been accused by the United States of working at the behest of the Chinese government.
The United States has said their equipment could be used to spy on Americans. Huawei has repeatedly denied the claims.
“There’s no way the US can crush us,” Ren says in the interview. “The world needs Huawei because we are more advanced.”
