A Note on Names xv
Cast of Characters xvii
Selected Photos xxv
Author's Note xxxiii
Introduction xxxvii
1. The Bookseller
The Ren Family: 1937-1968 3
2. The Factory in the Cave
Ren's Military Years: 1968-1982 17
3. A New Start
China's Economic Reforms Begin: 1976-1984 28
4. The Special Economic Zone
Huawei's Origins: 1980-1989 38
5. A Homegrown Switch
Early R&D: 1993-1994 53
6. A Shared Interest
Huawei Forges Ties to the State: 1994-1996 65
7. Pack of Wolves
Huawei's Sales Machine: 1990s 77
8. Farewell to the Paramount Leader
Deng Xiaoping's Death and the Hong Kong Handover: 1997 89
9. Iron Army
Huawei Abroad: 1996-1999 103
10. Huawei's Basic Law
Management Reforms: 1996-1999 117
11. Winter
12. Sudden and Acute
Iraq, Sars, and Cisco: 2003-2004 147
13. The Roads to Empire
Global Expansion: 2004-2008 156
14. Separation of Powers
Management Evolution: 2006-2008 173
15. The Torch
Beijing Olympics: 2008 186
16. The Western Front
Washington and London: 2009-2010 194
17. Revolution
The Arab Spring: 2011 205
18. The Hearing
House Investigation: 2012 216
19. Low Visibility
The Iran Affair: 2013 229
20. Shotgiant
The Snowden Leaks: 2013-2014 237
21. Sharp Eyes
Big Data Arrives: 2015-2016 249
22. A Thing of Beauty
Huawei's Smartphone Triumph: 2016-2017 259
23. The Listening State
The Modern Surveillance Era: 2017-2018 272
24. Hostage Diplomacy
Several Detentions: December 2018 286
25. Waterloo
The Trade War: 2019-2020 297
26. The Trial
Meng's Extradition Case: 201 9-2021 315
27. A Hero's Welcome
Meng's Return: 2021-2023 337
28. Black Swan
Huawei's Future: 2023 345
Acknowledgments 359
Huawei's Corporate Structure 365
Timeline of Events 367
Additional Reading 383
Photo Credits 389
Index 391