Huawei Prowess on Display in Italy 华为意大利发威
So, just how much importance does China put on Huawei Technologies, its top exporter of high-tech equipment? The answer is quite a bit, based on the company’s prominence at a trip to Italy last week by Xi Jinping, the man tapped to become China’s next president and party boss. Huawei and its high-tech wares were the centerpiece of a $3.3 billion package of Italian deals to buy Chinnese goods signed during Xi’s trip, accounting for $1.3 billion of the total value, or more than a third. (English article) Huawei’s deals with two telcos, including Telecom Italia, include $360 million for broadband equipment. The rest will likely come in future orders for future 4G systems, though nothing was specified in the media reports. Most of the other deals mentioned during the trip were of the more basic variety that China is trying to move away from, such as oil and finance. The fact that Xi was acting as Huawei’s ambassador on one of his first trips abroad since his ascendancy shows that Beijing will push hard on the global stage for this company, which symbolizes the kind of exports it would like to do more of in the future. Of course, such high profile backing from Beijing will hardly help to dispel Western suspicions that Huawei’s government ties go deeper than either side will admit. But as I’ve written previously, I’m expecting to see some major developments from Huawei in the coming months, including a possible commitment to build a major new manufacturing facility in either North American or Europe (previous post), as it presses forward with its determination to become a major global force with Beijing’s backing.
中国到底有多重视华为呢？答案是，非常重视，这从华为在中国国家副主席习近平上周意大利之行中所占的地位可以看出。华为和两家意大利公司签署了13亿美元的合同，占此次意中所签33亿美元合作协议总额的三分之一强。华为此次向意方出售的包括3.6亿美元的宽带设备，还可能包括未来的4G系统。习近平此行力挺华为的事实说明，中国政府将在世界范围内大力支持该公司。当然，中国政府这种高调的支持无助於化解西方对华为政府背景的怀疑。但正如我之前所写的那样，我预计华为会在未来数月拿出一些重要举措，包括可能承诺在北美或欧洲建设一处新的重要生产基地，以力争在中国政府的支持下成为一支全球行业巨擘。
一句话：即将於明年登台的下一届中国政府将大力推动西方世界接受华为。
Bottom line: China will push hard for acceptance of Huawei by the West in the next year, with strong backing from the incoming administration of Xi Jinping.
Related postings 相关文章:
◙ Huawei on PR, Spending Blitzes to Shore Up Global Prospects 华为砸钱大打公关战 打造国际形象
◙ Beijing Plays ‘Father Knows Best’ In Huawei-ZTE Spat 中国政府插手华为与中兴之争
◙ Growth-Addicted Huawei Looks to the Cloud 华为渴求增长上瘾 着眼云计算
