China’s manufacturing giant, Huawei, said that despite its recent setbacks in improving its US sales, it will continue to invest in the US market. Xu Qinsong, vice president of Huawei’s consumer business, is confident that the Chinese phone maker will double its sales in the US this year relative to last year.
Earlier this year, Huawei and AT&T were on the verge of signing a mega contract which would have seen the US carrier selling about 90% of Huawei’s smartphones in the United States. However, this deal was blocked by the US government who claimed that Chinese companies like Huawei and ZTE have close ties with the Chinese government and such deals may threaten national security. However, Huawei is still confident that its products will make waves in the US. Xu Qinsong said in an interview in Shenzhen
“I DON’T KNOW WHY THEY (THE U.S. GOVERNMENT) ARE SO NERVOUS. THEY ARE REALLY TOO NERVOUS.”
