Huawei rejects EU dumping, subsidy charges(2)

Huawei has attached great importance to the European market, where telecom giants like Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia are based.

Ren once said that Huawei will make it clear to competitors that the company is "not jeopardizing, but safeguarding rules."

Tian welcomed competition from European rivals in China's market, saying competition will encourage Chinese service providers to come up with high-quality, low-cost systems

He said cooperation with EU companies will facilitate Chinese exports of 4G products to the North American and European markets, adding that the participation of European companies in China's LTE-TDD network construction will help the standard go global.

LTE-TDD, or Long Term Evolution-Time Division Duplex, is one of two key types of 4G LTE technology. China is a major promoter of the LTE-TDD standard and owns many of the standard's core patents.

Recent reports indicate that the EU's planned anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe is not backed by European telecom giants. Ericsson, Alcatel-Lucent and Nokia have voiced opposition to investigations targeting Chinese companies. Last October, related probes were postponed due to the absence of the plaintiff.

Lyu Benfu, a professor from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said the telecom sector has been a bright spot of the EU economy amid its continued economic slump.

If the EU's moves lead to the closure of the Chinese market, that will affect the interests of EU telecom companies, Lyu said.

European companies currently occupy 50 percent of China's telecom market, while Huawei and ZTE only account for 20 percent of the market share in the eurozone, according to figures from Huawei.

"Both sides should open the market, rather than create barriers," Lyu said.