Ren Zhengfei: The pace of China's development in the field of technology research is unstoppable.

On August 18, Lu Jianjun, party secretary of Xi'an Jiaotong University, and president and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering Zhang Liqun led a delegation to visit the headquarters of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and UAI Robotics Technology Limited in Shenzhen to promote cooperation, and also exchanged views with representatives of Xi'an Jiaotong University alumni in Shenzhen. He Yaling, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University, and Bi Chaohong, member of the Party Committee and executive vice president, participated in the related activities. Ren Zhengfei, founder and CEO of Huawei, met with Lu Jianjun, Zhang Liqun and their delegation at the headquarters, and the two sides had discussions on scientific research, education, talent, etc. Ren Zhengfei recalled his experiences in Xi'an when he was young and his connections with Xi'an Jiaotong University, praised the university's relocation to Xi'an, and affirmed the contributions Xi'an Jiaotong University has made to the development of the western region and China's higher education. He emphasized the importance of fundamental research represented by mathematics, pointed out that the core mission of universities is to explore original innovations from 0 to 1, and stated that Huawei actively engages in collaborative innovation with universities through mechanisms such as open global industrial demand and special competitions. He firmly believes that China's development in the field of technological research cannot be stopped.