INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Image copyrightGetty ImagesHuawei has reached out to Americans in an unusual, full-page advert in the Wall Street Journal, telling them:
"Don't believe everything you hear."In an open letter, executive Catherine Chen invited US media to visit the firm to clear up
"misunderstandings" created by the US government.The US has been pressuring its allies to shun Huawei equipment on the grounds of national
security.Some governments have done just that, putting the firm on the defensive."I am writing to you in the hopes that we can come to
understand each other better
In recent years, the US government has developed some misunderstandings about us," Ms Chen, director of the board at Huawei, said in the
letter.The advert, posted on Twitter by a Wall Street Journal reporter who covers cyber security, invited members of the US media to "visit
our campuses and meet our employees"."Don't believe everything you hear
We look forward to meeting you," it said.This is not the first time Huawei has tried to change its image in the West
It recently sought to appeal to New Zealand's love for sport by placing advertisements in two major newspapers and on billboards
"5G without Huawei is like rugby without New Zealand," the ad read
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei has been the focus of intense international scrutiny lately, with several countries raising security concerns
about its products.Australia, New Zealand, and the US have already banned or blocked Huawei from supplying equipment for their future 5G
mobile broadband networks.The US is also pursuing criminal charges against Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, including
money laundering, bank fraud and stealing trade secrets
Huawei denies any wrongdoing and its founder Ren Zhengfei recently told the TheIndianSubcontinent that his daughter's arrest was
Not all countries are succumbing to the pressure, however
UK cyber-security chiefs recently determined that any risk posed by involving Huawei in UK telecoms projects could be managed
Recent comments by Mr Trump were also interpreted as him taking a softer stance on the firm
He said he wants the US to become a technology leader through competition rather than by blocking others, without specifically mentioning
