Huawei's proposals to resolve issues with US

Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says the company is open to sharing its 5G technologies and techniques with US companies, so that they can build up their own 5G industry. But he adds that "the US side has to accept us at some level for that to happen". P
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei says the company is open to sharing its 5G technologies and techniques with US companies, so that they can build up their own 5G industry. But he adds that "the US side has to accept us at some level for that to happen". PHOTO: REUTERS
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After a week of interviews in Beijing, Shenzhen and Hong Kong, I've come away with some strong feelings about the trade dispute between the US and China.

There are two battlefronts: One is the negotiation to eliminate the barriers to US firms competing in China, and the other is what to do about Huawei, China's enormous telecommunication networking company that Beijing sees as a crown jewel of national innovation and the Trump team sees as a giant global espionage device.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 12, 2019, with the headline Huawei's proposals to resolve issues with US. Subscribe