Year-ender: Businessmen who made headlines in China

Ren Zhengfei

The Huawei founder has frequently appeared in public this year to encourage and boost confidence among the public and his staff.

2019 has proved a tough year for Huawei as the company was targeted by the US government as a national security threat.

During this year, the US government repeatedly asked other countries to give up purchasing equipment and services from Huawei, and banned Huawei in its market.

Moreover, since Dec 1, 2018, Ren's daughter Meng Wanzhou has been held under house arrest in Canada following a request by the US.