Huawei founder says U.S. government is underestimating company - state media

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FILE PHOTO: The logo of Huawei is seen at the high profile startups and high tech leaders gathering, Viva Tech,in Paris, France, May 16, 2019. REUTERS/Charles Platiau/File Photo

BEIJING (Reuters) - The U.S. government's temporary easing of trade restrictions on Huawei Technologies bears little meaning on the company as the Chinese firm has made preparations, Huawei's founder Ren Zhengfei told state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday in an interview.

He said that Huawei's 5G would not be affected and predicted that no other parties would be able to catch up with the company in 5G technology in the next 2-3 years, adding that the U.S. government was underestimating Huawei's capabilities.

(Reporting by Ryan Woo and Lusha Zhang; Writing by Brenda Goh; Editing by Christopher Cushing)