SHENZHEN--Trade protectionism and xenophobia pushed Huawei
to reduce its focus on the U.S. market earlier this year, which has proven to
be a "commercial disappointment" for the Chinese telecoms equipment
manufacturer.
According to Scott Sykes, Huawei's vice president of
international media affairs, the decision to move away was not a reflection of
the company's changing commitment to the U.S. market, but of a commercial
reality that there were no opportunities for the Chinese telecoms equipment
manufacturer in the foreseea
Sykes was commenting on an April announcement by Eric Xu,
the companys executive vice president, who declared Huawei was "not
interested" in the U.S. market anymore and had decided to shift its focus
to Europe.
"Despite the fact we have done our best to communicate
about our company, and have been in business for 26 years with telecom
operators around the world, the challenges we face in the U.S. are not about
Huawei or the security of our equipment," Sykes said, speaking to ZDNet
Asia in an interview here Tuesday.
