Huawei’s president says “survival is the goal now”

At the start of the Huawei Connect event, which started on Wednesday in Shanghai, Guo Ping, the rotating president of technology, again criticized the commercial practices adopted by the United States, which have hampered the business of the Chinese company.

“As you know, Huawei is in a difficult situation and we are still assessing the specific impact of the situation,” said Ping, during his speech at the conference. “Survival is the goal now,” he said. “The relentless aggression of the United States has put us under significant pressure.”

Since last year, Washington has put heavy pressure on the Chinese tech business, claiming that the company could be dangerous to the country’s security. Since then, the US Department of Commerce has imposed several restrictions that prevent US companies from providing products or services to Huawei. An example is the fact that Huawei can no longer use Google services on the latest smartphones.

“The United States modified the sanctions for the third time and this has really created difficulties for our production and operations,” the Huawei official said on the sidelines of the event, in statements to the press released by Reuters.

On the same occasion, Ping stressed that “he hopes that the United States government can reconsider its policies” and that, if allowed, the “company is still available to buy products from American companies.”

At the beginning of the event, which will continue throughout the week, Huawei shared its vision for the future, specifically in the area of ​​connectivity, through 5G, and computing.

The technology also mentioned that, by being available to work with more government entities, that is, in smart city projects or digitalization of processes, “the ICT sector will have a tremendous impact as more governments begin to digitize.”

Guo Ping also said that the company plans to continue investing in connectivity, that is, through 5G projects, computing projects and artificial intelligence.