&gt; I don&#x27;t think chinese firms can&#x27;t get a foothold abroad (see Huawei), it&#x27;s just that they have less desire to.<p>They not only have a desire but they also <i>can</i> get a foothold (look at how well many of their cheap phone brands are doing in developing countries). However, they do have a limited ability to do so when it comes to developed countries. Which isn&#x27;t that bad since most of the big brands are manufactured inside their borders anyways. The calculus looks better for them than for, say, the UK.