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1. Various of Jeronimos Monastery; national flags of China

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2. SOUNDBITE (English) Pedro Siza Vieira, Portuguese Minister of Economy:
"Huawei's trade in Portugal is a significant supplier to some of the telecom operators, and we have very good relations with companies from all over the world as I said, so we don't discriminate in that respect."

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3. People at Huawei exhibition
4. Huawei logo
5. Phone user holding Huawei smart phones

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6. SOUNDBITE (English) Pedro Siza Vieira, Portuguese Minister of Economy:
"I think that the growth and more significant importance of new powers in the world means that trading partners and investment partners have to adjust. We are supportive of the European Union concerns but we think there's opportunities to be opened to the world, and of course, China will continue to be av very good friend of Portugal."

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7. Training class in progress
8. Training book

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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, South African Minister of Communications:
"Definitely Huawei is working with most of our companies, where they provide the equipment, stated-own entities and private sector. So yes, we have good relations with them."

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10. Huawei reception area
11. Huawei employees working in lab
12. Huawei OpenLab Johannesburg sign

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13. SOUNDBITE (English) Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, South African Minister of Communications:
"Well, that will be worrying of course, no government, no countries that want to be spied on. But what we are trying to do is encourage and explain what would be the consequences if that's the situation in South Africa. We have met with Huawei leadership in South Africa and they had assured us that no they are not involved in any activity. But of course, we are not just working alone with the department, we are working with our security agencies to make sure they can check and pick up anything that may be of a threat."

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14. Various of training class in progress

Portugal's minister of economy and South Africa's minister of communications said their countries welcome Chinese investment and look to enhance cooperation with China's tech giant Huawei.

The two senior officials responded to the growing concerns of some developed countries regarding Chinese investments, including issues surrounding tech giant Huawei during an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN) recently. They are in Davos, Switzerland to attend the ongoing World Economic Forum Annual Meeting.

Pedro Siza Vieira, Portuguese Minister of Economy, said Portugal welcomes all investments including Huawei without any discrimination.

"Huawei's trade in Portugal is a significant supplier to some of the telecom operators, and we have very good relations with companies from all over the world as I said, so we don't discriminate in that respect," he said.

He also said the Chinese investment in Portugal and other European Union member countries should be seen as opportunities instead of a threat or kind of economic invasion that the EU worries about.

"I think that the growth and more significant importance of new powers in the world means that trading partners and investment partners have to adjust. We are supportive of the European Union concerns but we think there's opportunities to be opened to the world, and of course, China will continue to be av very good friend of Portugal," he said.

Meanwhile, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, South African Minister of Communications, also said that Huawei continues to enjoy a fruitful and trusting relationship in her country.

"Definitely Huawei is working with most of our companies, where they provide the equipment, stated-own entities and private sector. So yes, we have good relations with them," she said.

When asked about her opinions regarding the growing suspicions that some developed countries have regarding Chinese tech companies, the minister said that the country's government has met with Huawei executives to express their concerns and that they have also set up their own security agencies to ensure that they are not being spied on.

"Well, that will be worrying of course, no government, no countries that want to be spied on. But what we are trying to do is encourage and explain what would be the consequences if that's the situation in South Africa. We have met with Huawei leadership in South Africa and they had assured us that no they are not involved in any activity. But of course, we are not just working alone with the department, we are working with our security agencies to make sure they can check and pick up anything that may be of a threat," she said.