Huawei's rise: A deep dive into its power, politics, and espionage

Its work culture is brutal, yet it has become a world beater in telecom. Eva Dou's book offers new nuggets into this media-shy company

House of Huawei: Inside the Secret World of China's Most Powerful Company

Author: Eva Dou

Publisher:  Hachette

Pages: 320

Price: Rs 799

  This book offers a portrait of Huawei, the electronics giant from Mainland China. Author Eva Dou, a telecom reporter, has mined many data sources, including Huawei’s internal publications, and stitched together all that is in the public domain.

 

But there is little here that wasn’t in the public domain. Senior Huawei personnel, including the founder and his family, are media-shy and she didn’t manage to reach them. But the aggregation is useful and even dedicated Huawei-watchers will find new nuggets.

 

Ms Dou