（中央社深圳18日綜合外電報導）中國電信巨擘華為創辦人任正非今天表示，華為遭美國封殺之後，成長「可能放緩，但影響有限」。
任正非接受日本「日經亞洲評論」（Nikkei Asian Review）訪問時也重申華為並未違法。
這是美國封殺華為後，任正非首次公開談話。他說：「華為的成長預料會放緩，但影響有限。」
美國16日把華為放入貿易黑名單，可能導致華為非常難和美國企業做生意。中國抨擊此舉，並表示會採取步驟保護企業。
美國去年初對中國中興通訊（ZTE）祭出類似禁令，幾乎癱瘓了中興的業務。
任正非表示華為已有所準備，將繼續開發晶片來降低美國封殺的衝擊。他說，就算智慧手機製造商高通（Qualcomm Inc）等美國供應商不賣晶片給華為，華為也會「沒事」。
任正非還說，華為不會接受美國政府的指令。
「我們不會像中興通訊那樣，應美國要求改變管理或接受監督。」（譯者：鄭詩韻/核稿：劉文瑜）
Huawei Technologies Co. Chief Executive Officer and founder Ren Zhengfei said he expects U.S. restrictions won’t hurt the Chinese company’s growth much, Nikkei reported.
“Huawei’s growth may slow, but only slightly,” Ren told Japanese reporters at the telecommunications equipment maker’s headquarters in Shenzhen, China, according to Nikkei. It was his first media statement since President Donald Trump and the U.S. Commerce Department imposed restrictions on May 15. The closely held company’s revenue growth may fall short of 20%, Ren said.
Trump signed an order that’s expected to restrict Huawei and Chinese competitor ZTE Corp. from selling equipment in the U.S., and the Commerce Department put Huawei on a list that could block it from doing business with U.S. companies. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said Huawei and its affiliates pose national security risks to the U.S., and that the restrictions are a separate issue from the U.S.-China trade negotiations.
“We have not done anything that violates the law,” Ren said, criticizing the U.S. restrictions.
“We will not change our management at the request of the U.S. or accept monitoring, as ZTE has done,” he said, according to Nikkei. The U.S. last year lifted a moratorium on ZTE’s purchases of critical American technology after the company agreed to make board and management changes, accept external monitoring of its activities and pay more than $1 billion in fines.
Huawei will be “fine” even if it can’t buy chips from U.S. suppliers, as “we have already been preparing for this,” Ren said, according to Nikkei. He ruled out the possibility of producing 5G equipment in the U.S.
“Even if the U.S. asks us to manufacture over there, we will not go,” he said.