This undated file photo shows Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei speaking at the company's headquarters in Shenzhen on March 5, 2016. (XINHUA)
Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei said on Monday that the arrest of his daughter, Huawei Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou, was politically motivated.
The world cannot leave us because we are more advanced. Even if they (US) persuade more countries not to use us temporarily, we can always scale things down a bit
Ren Zhengfei, Huawei founder
Canada arrested Meng on Dec 1 at the request of the United States. Meng was charged with bank and wire fraud to violate American sanctions against Iran.
"Firstly, I object to what the US has done. This kind of politically motivated act is not acceptable," Ren told the BBC in an interview.
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Commenting on the spying concerns, the Huawei founder reiterated that the company will "never undertake" any spying activities.
Ren also said the company could downsize to weather attempts by the United States calling for its allies not to use Huawei’s technology.
"The world cannot leave us because we are more advanced. Even if they (US) persuade more countries not to use us temporarily, we can always scale things down a bit", he added.
In comments on a potential ban in the United Kingdom, Ren said it would not make the company withdraw its UK investments, adding that it will shift its investments to the UK from the US if US actions against Huawei continue.
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"We will invest even more in the UK. Because if the US doesn't trust us, then we will shift our investment from the US to the UK on an even bigger scale," Ren said.
Reuters reported earlier on Monday that British security officials do not support a full ban of Huawei from national telecoms networks despite US allegations against the Chinese firm.
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