Some emotional expressions have also emerged in these discussions, and as the party ZTE recently also made some factual clarifications.
In fact, from the announcement of ZTE's first statement to the press conference, there was no evasion of the issue of 'corporate compliance' compliance. Zeng Yinyi, chairman of ZTE Corporation, also repeatedly stressed the importance of compliance. He said, ' Even with today's refusal order, we are still self-requiring the standards of a world-class export control compliance company.
According to the information previously disclosed, as early as April 2016, ZTE Corporation has already considered compliance as the cornerstone of the company's strategy and the premise and bottom line of its operations. The measures taken include: Established a Compliance Management Committee under the direct leadership of the President. Established a team of senior export control compliance experts covering the globe; Introduced a number of consultants to provide professional guidance to build and optimize ZTE's export control compliance management framework, systems, and processes; Introduced and implemented SAP's trade compliance management tools (GTS) ) Organize employees to conduct compliance training; Cooperate with various compliance supervision officers to carry out various supervision work; And continue to invest in export control compliance.
It is reported that in 2017 alone, ZTE Corporation invested more than US$50 million in compliance, and plans to invest more resources in 2018. At the same time, it also organized compliance training for more than 65,000 employees.
In some people’s eyes, “The US’s punishment was too severe. One country’s power was used to marry a company. There was a great disparity in strength and no enterprise could parry. This incident is now at a time when the trade war between China and the US is tense. The way of death is more like using this incident to further suppress the Chinese science and technology industry.
ZTE also expressed its dissatisfaction with such extreme sanctions imposed by the U.S. side. In a statement, ZTE stated that in this incident, it ignored the hard work of ZTE in complying with the export control and compliance requirements, and made huge investments and progress. , As well as the initiative to find and handle problems, until the relevant investigation has not been completed, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security imposes the most stringent sanctions, which is extremely unfair and unacceptable.
In an interview, Yin Yimin stated that ZTE will not give up its efforts to solve problems through communication and dialogue, and will also safeguard its own legitimate rights and interests through all legal means.
At present, multiple forces have already participated in the coordination process of this incident. On April 21, the Wall Street Journal reported that a senior official of the U.S. Department of Commerce stated on Friday evening that the agency had approved ZTE to provide more materials. The request. This position also allows the outside world to see the hope of solving the problem.
In another discussion on the topic of 'autonomous chip', there are still many misunderstandings in the discussion of many netizens. For example, some people think that under the hard circumstances, 'two bombs and one star' were developed. Why can't the chip be used?
In fact, the chip industry can't be completed behind closed doors. In this field, there are global technologies, global standards, and global division of labor. No company or even a country can do it alone. At present, any chip in the world will encounter a similar embargo.
In terms of industry status alone, ZTE’s R&D strength is not weak. Currently, the company is already the world’s top four telecommunications equipment vendors. According to the public information released by the World Intellectual Property Organization, in 2017, ZTE Corporation adopted 2,965 PCT international patent applications. Occupy the second position in the PCT international patent applicants, and ranks the top three global patent applications for eight consecutive years. It is the only company in China that has won this honor for eight consecutive years.
Especially in the upcoming 5G network, there is a strong accumulation of technology and the right to speak. According to previous media reports, ZTE has now formed a 5G R&D team with more than 4,500 employees, investing 3 billion yuan each year for 5G R&D. ZTE Corporation The main contributors to global 5G standards research have joined almost all international mainstream standards organizations and advancing platforms. The number of Pre5G network deployments has grown rapidly. By the end of 2017, more than 110 networks have been deployed in more than 60 countries. 5G technology continues Breakthrough, in the national 5G one-stage and two-stage test refresh a number of test records, fully prepared for the third phase of national testing; At the same time, in the 5G field and China Mobile, Qualcomm, Intel and other upstream companies in the industrial chain have cooperation.
Regarding the discussion on the 'independent chip' of the network, Yin Yimin stated that ZTE Corporation is leading the world in 5G wireless, core network, bearer, and terminal products. The company's major products use a large number of self-developed chips, but there are also a large number of common applications. Devices are inevitably outsourced. This is also the demand and trend of the global market development.
For the future, Yin Yimin stated, 'The company will continue to increase its investment in technology to make our capabilities stronger.'