Building Bridges for Cross-cultural Communication

Huawei cross-cultural awareness training

Globalization demands the integration of diverse cultures. Huawei attaches great importance to global and diversified operations. We have launched multiple training courses, such as Diversity Management, Adaptation for International Assignments, and Cross-cultural Awareness, in an effort to facilitate communication between Chinese and local employees, enhance the cross-cultural awareness of managers and employees, and build a diverse team with mutual trust. Chinese expatriates must study these courses and pass related exams, while new hires outside China must complete these courses as part of their onboarding training. This can help both Chinese expatriates and local new hires adapt to a different culture and integrate into their teams.

In 2020, the company required all Chinese employees holding positions that target the global market to use English as their working language, and pass relevant certifications¹. By the end of December 2020, more than 8,300 Chinese employees and more than 2,200 Chinese managers had obtained relevant English certifications. In the future, we will continue to create a supportive environment for learning and using English to better support localization and easy communication with customers.