Huawei Technologies Co. Chairman Liang Hua said Thursday that parts procured from Japanese companies are set to total 1.1 trillion yen ($10 billion) in 2019, as he expressed hope of boosting ties with them while being blacklisted by the United States.The figure represents more than a 50 percent jump from the previous year. Japanese manufacturers have "various strengths" in components and materials used in telecommunication base stations and smartphones, Liang said in a group media interview in Tokyo.Huawei and Japanese companies are in a "mutually complementary relationship," he said, expre…READ FULL ARTICLE
