Chinese telecommunications equipment supplier Huawei, said that no matter what changes in the U.S. government, “there is always an opportunity to reset mutual relations and other things.” The department he manages is focused 5G network configuration.
US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) reported on Scanlan’s interview on November 15, saying that Huawei is still “optimistic” that the company and Washington can shelve their differences and resolve the two issues together. In an interview with CNBC host Arjun Kharpal,
Scanlan said, “Of course, in the previous administration, we had many challenges.” He was referring to the sanctions imposed by the Trump administration on Huawei.
Scanlan said that Huawei has been "resolving these challenges" with consumers and suppliers, and beyond that, Huawei is still "optimistic" that the two sides can resolve their differences. He said: "We welcome more dialogue, dialogue brings understanding, then trust, and then people can do business together." During the interview,
seemed to seek to downplay the issue of "trust" in Huawei in some countries, insisting Companies are open when dealing with global governments. He emphasized that if a government "wants to inspect (Huawei) products, we will show it, and we show everything in the product."
Scanlan said: "They can bring their experts, or take us to see them. They are experts, and we can sit down and show that the product is reliable. We do this all over the world."
