这个问题很敏感。张经理在旁边轻轻咳嗽了一声。
林辰思考了几秒,回答:“Technology knows no borders. Huawei’s goal is to provide better nication solutions to custors around the world. We pete with Ericsson, Nokia, Cisco—not with countries. Healthy petition drives innovation, which benefits everyone.”(技术无国界。华为的目标是为全球客户提供更好的通信解决方案。我们与爱立信、诺基亚、思科竞争——不是与国家竞争。健康的竞争驱动创新,这对所有人都有益。)
“But Huawei has been used of having ties with the Chinese litary,”Jas紧追不放,“So say your technology could be used for surveillance. How do you respond?”(但华为被指控与中国军方有联系。有人说你们的技术可能被用于监控。您如何回应?)
这个问题更尖锐。林辰的表情严肃起来。
“Mr. Wilson, Huawei is a rcial pany. We sell nication equipnt to tele operators, just like Ericsson and Nokia. All our products go through strict security certifications. We ply with international standards and local laws in every country we operate.”(威尔逊先生,华为是一家商业公司。我们向电信运营商销售通信设备,就像爱立信和诺基亚一样。我们所有的产品都经过严格的安全认证。我们在每个运营的国家都遵守国际标准和当地法律。)
他直视Jas:“As for surveillance, that is a function deterned by the operator and regulated by local laws, not by the equipnt provider. Huawei provides the pipe; what flows through it is decided by the pipe’s owner, within the legal frawork.”(至于监控,这是由运营商决定并在当地法律监管下的功能,而不是由设备提供商决定。华为提供管道;管道里流什么,由管道的所有者在法律框架内决定。)
这个比喻很形象。Jas记录着,又问:“There are reports that the Chinese governnt supports Huawei with subsidies and policy advantages. Is this fair petition?”(有报道称中国政府通过补贴和政策优势支持华为。这是公平竞争吗?)
林辰笑了:“Every governnt supports its dostic industries in so way. The U.S. governnt supports Arican panies through tax policies, R&D grants, and export credits. The key is whether panies can deliver value to custors. In the end, custors choose Huawei not because of governnt support, but because our products work better, cost less, and are re reliable.”(每个政府都以某种方式支持其国内产业。美国