BBC News Report on Huawei: China IT giant eyes new horizons

From BBC News: China IT giant eyes new horizons
By Mary Hennock BBC News business reporter

"Visitors to Huawei's headquarters outside the southern city of Shenzhen are left in no doubt about its ambitions. The site, which covers about a square mile, has its own exit from the expressway. Inside, Huawei's corporate campus has clearly been designed to rival those of US commercial juggernauts like Microsoft or Nike."

"... But production line workers make up only 12% of Huawei's 24,000 staff. The firm boasts that roughly 48% of its workforce - 10,000 people - are in research and development (R&D), and that 85% have at least a university degree. " Read more