(Theodore Kaye / For The Times) Ren was born in 1944 in the impoverished southwestern province of Guizhou, the oldest of seven children. Deemed a threat After an 11-month investigation, a report to the House Intelligence Committee found that Huawei and another Chinese company, ZTE, were threats to national security. Targeting Tappy Seattle prosecutors alleged this year that Huawei employees stole T-Mobile trade secrets in 2012. “Huawei was a small company in China” at the time, Shalaginov said in a recent interview with The Times. Ren, who has veto power at Huawei, told The Times the company will eventually be handed over to a board when he retires.

Source: Los Angeles Times April 10, 2019 18:22 UTC