Ren Zhengfei makes it clear that US attempts to deny access to most advanced chips are doomed owing to Chinese perseverance, determination and ingenuity.

Ren Zhengfei says his firm is just one of many Chinese chipmakers, adding that the US has ‘exaggerated Huawei’s achievements’.

Founder Ren Zhengfei plays down his company’s technology amid trade talks between Washington and Beijing