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Huawei CEO Says Company Doesn't Spy For China and Praises Trump in Rare Appearance (cnbc.com)
Huawei would never allow China's government to access customer data, even if Beijing requested it, the CEO and founder of the company repeatedly emphasized Tuesday, amid continued political pressure on the Chinese technology giant. From a report: In a rare sit down with international media, Ren Zhengfei addressed concerns raised by the U.S. government, which has warned that the company's equipment could allow the Chinese government to have a backdoor into a nation's telecommunications network. Ren, speaking Mandarin and using a company-provided translator, told the group that Huawei has never handed data to Beijing. "When it comes to cybersecurity and privacy protection we are committed to be sided with our customers. We will never harm any nation or any individual," Ren told the journalists assembled at Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen, China.
"China's ministry of foreign affairs has officially clarified that no law in China requires any company to install mandatory back doors. Huawei and me personally have never received any request from any government to provide improper information," Ren added. [...] But Ren actually praised the U.S. president. "For President Trump as a person, I still believe he is a great president," he said. "In the sense that he was bold to slash taxes. And I think that's conducive for the development of industries in the United States."
"China's ministry of foreign affairs has officially clarified that no law in China requires any company to install mandatory back doors. Huawei and me personally have never received any request from any government to provide improper information," Ren added. [...] But Ren actually praised the U.S. president. "For President Trump as a person, I still believe he is a great president," he said. "In the sense that he was bold to slash taxes. And I think that's conducive for the development of industries in the United States."
I have worked with Bosses who were like Trump. They are easy to manipulate and control, and I can normally get my way without them making any fuss, and they will often stand behind me.
Their Ego is their biggest flaw, you keep their ego happy and make them feel like they are the Big Boss man who we all love. They will most of the time give you free reign, as long after your done, he looks good.
They are actually extremely ineffective as a Boss, an most people really don't like them, because if you cross their Ego there is hell to pay. And their Ego would trump (no pun intended) and greater good thinking or long term thinking. And as an employee who is manipulating the guy you are also competing against other employees who may be manipulating him in the other direction.
If something is so important that you feel the need to post it on the internet... It probably isn't that important.
in the USA many companies are required to hand over your data.. and have done so ...
Puteulanus fenestra mortis
It's not just "china-first", it's "begger thy neighbor". At least the USA believes in win-win situations.
Like all pain, suffering is a signal that something isn't right
Because the words of Iran's crazy Medieval mullahs can be trusted!
More than the words of Trump, unfortunately. :(
Capitalism seems to be going down the same exact path. People are starving here in the US, just as they are in Venezuela. Problem is that failed capitalism is more common than failed socialist regimes. Take Zimbabwe for instance.
To boot, Venezuela has better health care than the US, believe it or not.
Yeah,right! Venezuela has better health care! Ha! LOL! So the fact that there's no meds isn't a problem there? The fact that people quit going because there's no reason to if they can't get help! Yeah, I'm sure all of those Venezuelans are so happy with their socialized health care right now! Really!
Yes a very small percent of people are starving in the US but ya know the WHOLE population of Venezuela has lost several pounds in the last few years and many have starved and died. You can't say that about US unless you are completely being dishonest. Don't look now but your liberal narrative is showing!
Zimbabwe, the ones that are begging the white farmers to come back after they realized their mistake? Oh yeah, great example you gave there!
That's why they're all coming here because US system is failed. LOL! The only problems we seem to be having is with those who come here and try to mess it up! Maybe it's not perfect but to say it's worse than any other country on the face of the planet is just ignorant. They coming to America! They coming to America! They coming to America! Today!
Exactly. Americans are stupid, period. We all learned that when GW bush was RE-elected...(if people didnt know that before with reagan, and others before that)
The american "left" (really right wing by world standards) seems to think that america is schizophrenic, or that "good" americans are being manipulated by russia. When actually, no, the american public have been pretty much racist, classist, misogynistic, genocidal and ignorant since the countries founding. There is a reason that america has that reputation all over the world, and it wasnt started by trump. He is just the epitome of what the world already thinks most americans are like.
I am sure there are the occasional "good hombres" like noam chomsky, but their numbers are like one in a million.
As a potential lottery winner, I totally support tax cuts for the wealthy
Stunning ignorance. About 10 years ago it was front page news with photos showing Iran revolutionary guard commandos directing mortar and artillery fire from Iranian made weapons onto US troops on Iraqi soil.
Oh right we just need to suck their asshole and they will refer to us as the great slurper instead of satan.
Whatever transgressions Iran has made against the US is nothing compared to transgressions of Saudi Arabia and Russia.
It's not like the US is some fucking saint in any of this. CIA did meddle with leadership. The US military did shoot down Iran air flight 655 because the captain who fired the weapon wanted blood. We were allied with Saddam while we knew they were using chemical WMD against Iranians. We stood by and did nothing as atrocities were committed by allies just like we are doing in Yemen today.
Saudi Arabia funds and promotes terrorism around the world including whacked fundi schools which form the ideological basis of ISIS. Saudi's have bankrolled numerous efforts which have directly resulted in the deaths of US soldiers in Iraq. I won't even start with 9/11 where 15/19 hijackers came from and the missing 28 pages from 9/11 commission report implicating Saudi government in the attacks.
Russia's transgressions against this country by giving aid and assistance those we have engaged in conflict with directly resulting in dead Americans are vast and innumerable in every major conflict following WWII... Yet every US president republican or democrat always seeks to maintain the relationship.
Iran is a fucked up no doubt about it but at least they are a real country unlike KSA. You don't make peace with your allies. Of the two I would much rather US make peace with Iran than have US leaders be seen continually kissing the ass of the literally inbred Saudis.