Huawei Technologies Co. Chairman Liang Hua said Thursday that parts procured from Japanese companies are set to total ¥1.1 trillion ($10 billion) in 2019, also expressing hope to boost ties with them while the firm remains 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, expressing a desire to increase cooperation in developing next-generation technologies.