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Asia's Tech Titans: The Man Who Built Huawei

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There is "no way the US can crush" Huawei, says boss

23/02/2019 GMT

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Ren Zhengfei the founder of Huawei speaks to the BBC's Karishma Vaswani.

The founder of Huawei has said there is "no way the US can crush" the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC. 

The founder of Huawei has said there is "no way the US can crush" the company, in an exclusive interview with the BBC. Ren Zhengfei described the arrest of his daughter Meng Wanzhou, the company's chief financial officer, as politically motivated and denied accusations of spying and intellectual property theft. The US is pursuing criminal charges against Huawei and Ms Meng, including money laundering, bank fraud and stealing trade secrets. Huawei denies any wrongdoing. Mr Ren spoke to the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in his first international broadcast interview since Ms Meng was arrested. 

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Karishma Vaswani talks to three of Asia's most dynamic tech players.

Asia's tech entrepreneurs are increasingly giving the US tech giants a run for their money. Our Asia Business Correspondent Karishma Vaswani talks to three of the most dynamic play

Young, driven and already running multi-billion dollar businesses, the new generation of Asia's tech entrepreneurs not only want to dominate their home markets; they want to challenge the status quo, and change the way businesses are run and the way we live our lives. They are the ones that global tech giants are keeping an eye on, and they are the ones redefining ideas of just what tech companies can become, and how much they can achieve.   Over three episodes, our Asia Business Correspondent, Karishma Vaswani,  talks to three of the most dynamic players, operating in three of the biggest & fastest-growing business arenas in Asia. 

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