Huawei founder and CEO Ren Zhenghei has claimed that the Chinese company does not need chips from U.S. companies and that the Donald Trump government's restrictions will have little impact on growth.
Speaking to Japanese media at Huawei's headquarters in Shenzhen, Saturday, Ren said his company would be "fine" even if Qualcomm or other U.S. suppliers stopped providing chips.
"We have already been preparing for this," Ren was quoted as saying. "Huawei's growth may slow, but only slightly."
"We will not change our management at the request of the U.S. or accept monitoring, as ZTE has done," Ren said.
"We have not done anything that violates the law."