The founder of besieged Chinese tech giant Huawei has reportedly told employees to expect"major structural shifts" within five years as a U.S. trade blacklist bites., references the ongoing troubles caused by his firm's inclusion on the so-called"Entity List," which stops tech companies from trading with Huawei without the U.S. government's permission.
"We have to complete an overhaul in harsh and difficult conditions, creating an invincible iron army that can help us achieve victory," Ren wrote, according to Bloomberg."We absolutely have to complete this reorganization within three to five years," he added—without further detail.The Wall Street Journal"We are not going to do business with Huawei," president Donald Trump told reporters on Friday when asked about the ongoing situation.
According to Bloomberg, Ren's internal company letter referenced HarmonyOS, saying more time would be needed to build an app ecosystem that could possibly rival Android or iOS.