Huawei seems to have changed strategy in its bid to whittle down rising mistrust over the integrity of the company’s security in the face of the control Beijing is perceived to wield over Chinese companies. Before now, the company has always insisted that it poses no risk to users’ data but Richard Yu, Huawei CEO of its consumer division, gained notoriety for his public outbursts about the US government treatment of the company. It may not be a coincidence that we hardly hear from Mr Yu and the company’s latest statement wasn’t from him but from Huawei’s highest executive who doesn’t seem to share the same exact same sentiment.
Huawei’s founder and CEO, Ren Zhengfei, granted a rare interview to the international media, aided by a translator, where he defended his company’s independence from Beijing’s control. However, quite surprising in Mr Ren’s praise of US President Trump, considering the frosty relationship China has had with the US government since Mr Trump assumed office, of which Huawei got caught in the middle. The Huawei CEO labelled Trump a “great president” according to the what his translator conveyed. He also extolled Trump’s bold moves that would be conducive for the development of industries in the US.
We doubt if Mr Trump thinks the same of the Huawei exec as Huawei came under suspicion as a result of Zhengfei’s history as a former soldier and a current member of the Communist Party. He’s adamant, though, that his political leaning has nothing to do with the way the company runs its business. The CEO assured that Huawei will always side with its customers when it comes to cybersecurity and privacy. He equally disclosed that there is currently no Chinese law that requires adding backdoors to software or hardware and neither has Huawei or himself received any request to provide customer data.
He did not rule out the possibility of the Chinese government making such obnoxious request someday since there are laws that require companies to cooperate and comply with such requests. However, Zhengfei disclosed that he is prepared to fight against any such request to hand over user data, should that day come. In Communist China, we don’t see Huawei winning such fight but chances of the Chinese government making such open request that will hurt the country’s investments overseas are very low.
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Huawei has seen its efforts in developing 5G infrastructure scuttled in some countries like the US, Japan , New Zealand and Australia. As such, Zhengfei admits the year will be a tough one for his company. Nonetheless, he expressed confidence that Huawei’s fate would be similar to ZTE which nearly went under after major sanctions from the US.
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The Chinese online store is offering avid gamers something to cheer about as well. The recently kicked-off promo has been split into multiple categories including Best Offers, Earphones & Speakers and Gaming Accessories.
The white color version of the I7S Bluetooth earbuds normally carries a $9.99 price tag, but you can now buy them for only $8.99 on GeekBuying. This is a 10 percent reduction in the device’s original asking price.
Keeping in line with that, the Chinese online store is now offering two feature-laden smartphones including the OnePlus and the Huawei Honor 8X smartphones at unbeatable prices. We’ll shed light on the aforesaid discounts and even show how you can save more money during the checkout process.
In a bid to make the OnePlus 6 available to cost-conscious buyers, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer is now offering this well-received smartphone at a lowered price of just $452.86 on Banggood. This is a 26 percent reduction in the device’s original asking price.
In a bid to make top-branded home appliances that come in handy in day to day life, Banggood is now doling out big discounts on highly useful items. The promo dubbed, ‘Home Appliance Festival’ features Derma DX700 vacuum cleaner, Xiaomi Sothing Mini Warmbaby portable warmer, Xiaomi Huohou multi-functional knife, Blitzwolf BW SDB0 Bluetooth soundbar for desktop and laptop PC and Xiaomi Mijia DFB01CM rice cooker.
The aforesaid coupon helps you get an extra $11.66 off at checkout. In other words, you can bring the already lowered selling price of the item further down to just $23.33 simply by applying the coupon.
The BW-SDB0 smart soundbar’s original selling price is $42.99, but much to the delight of those living on a tight budget, Blitzwolf is now offering this feature-rich mini soundbar at a considerably reduced price of $31.44 on Banggood.
On optics front, the AIWO 737A2 houses a 0.3MP front camera for video calling. The laptop draws its juices from an 8000mAh large capacity battery that lasts longer, giving you the best experience throughout the day.
The 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 3 has already gone up for pre-orders bearing a considerably lowered price tag on Banggood. Before we delve further into the details about the discount, let us take a gander at the power bank awe-inspiring features.
