The signing of that agreement, which involved expanding the local data storage capacity in Sichuan, was witnessed by Huawei rotating chairwoman and chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, daughter of company founder and chief executive Ren Zhengfei.
Meng, who returned to a hero’s welcome in China in October 2021 after more than 1,000 days of detention and house arrest in Canada, also met the Communist Party secretary of Sichuan, Wang Xiaohui, who suggested that Huawei work closer with top local universities and companies in the province.
Huawei has set up dedicated business groups known as legions, or “juntuan” in Chinese, to target the application of 5G and AI technologies in selected traditional industries, such as ports and hospitals.
“As a company, we have no capability to change geopolitics or the environment, we can only adapt to that environment,” Meng said at the company’s annual report press conference last month.
Still, Huawei is now able to ride this growing trend of increased engagements by Big Tech firms with local governments across the country.
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