Bloomberg, in interview with Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei, asked about the threat of China banning Apple:

Ren said he would object to any such move against his American rival.

“That will not happen, first of all. And second of all, if that happens, I’ll be the first to protest,” Ren said in the interview. “Apple is my teacher, it’s in the lead. As a student, why go against my teacher? Never.”

Fascinating article.