This is a story about an individual Ren Zhengfei and his dream of building a world class telecommunications industry. He started his company when China was just beginning to open up to capitalism and there were not many rules to constrain growth if one was resourceful and filled with ambition. He hired a couple of top engineers to help develop the technology, likely appropriated technology from western telecom firms and pushed his staff relentlessly. He grew up during difficult times under Mao, consequently, he realized he had to be politically astute to survive. As Huawei became more successful the Chinese government added support providing substantial funding. As the company developed it began to work throughout the world. Often working in countries that were sanctioned by the US Government. Huawei is now the largest telecommunications company in the world. Check out their campus where they have built replicates of European buildings. Impressive achievement by Ren Zhengfei and his company. Read more