Meng Wanzhou at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Photo: VCG

Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer who returned to China from Canada on September 25, went back to work at the company's Shenzhen headquarters, as an online video showed on Monday. Huawei staff welcomed her return with cheers and balloons. 

A Huawei employee confirmed with the Global Times on Monday that it was the first day Meng appeared at the headquarters after the quarantine. 

Meng, in black suit, entered a building, which appeared to be one of the major office buildings in Huawei's Shenzhen Bantian industrial park where the company's headquarters is located. Dozens of employees cheered when she went in, and some also took photos. Meng returned to work after she finished her 21-day quarantine after returning from Canada.

"It's so familiar, so kind and so natural to see your smiling faces and listen to your laughter," Meng told the audience. Over the past three years, our team has not yielded to challenges and difficulties but grown stronger and stronger, she said.

The video circulated online on Monday, which is also the 77th birthday of Meng's father, Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei. 

The high-profile case of Meng, which became a political dilemma significantly affecting the global geopolitical landscape, was settled through both legal channels and political wrestling. 

Thanks to sustained efforts by the Chinese government and support from the Chinese public, Meng was freed from Canada on September 25. This once again shows the country's steadfast position in defending the rights and interests of Chinese citizens in its diplomacy with the US and overall foreign diplomacy, Chinese officials and expertS have said. 

Chinese netizens also welcomed Meng's return to work on Chinese social media on Monday, with related posts having been viewed nearly 50 million times on Sina Weibo, ranked among the most-viewed posts as of press time on Monday. 

"There's always the rainbow after the storm," one netizen said, noting that Meng's going back to work has lifted the spirits of Huawei staff amid the US-led crackdown on its technologies. 

The case is expected to become a vivid lesson for many Chinese as the US-led political and business struggle with China affects more sectors, particularly high-end technologies, another netizen said. 

"She showed up with full confidence, and Huawei will get better and better in the future," a netizen said, referring to Meng's comments on the situation for the Chinese company. 

Two days before Meng's return back to work, Huawei executive board member Richard Yu Chengdong announced that the company's self-developed operating system HarmonyOS has already "achieved success." HarmonyOS will be a key technology for Huawei to deal with the US chip and software ban, and its ecosystem is also seeing dynamic, rapid growth three years after its launch in 2019, he said.

Meng Wanzhou at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Photo: VCG

Meng Wanzhou, Huawei's chief financial officer who returned to China from Canada on September 25, went back to work at the company's Shenzhen headquarters, as an online video showed on Monday. Huawei staff welcomed her return with cheers and balloons. 

A Huawei employee confirmed with the Global Times on Monday that it was the first day Meng appeared at the headquarters after the quarantine. 

Meng, in black suit, entered a building, which appeared to be one of the major office buildings in Huawei's Shenzhen Bantian industrial park where the company's headquarters is located. Dozens of employees cheered when she went in, and some also took photos. Meng returned to work after she finished her 21-day quarantine after returning from Canada.

"It's so familiar, so kind and so natural to see your smiling faces and listen to your laughter," Meng told the audience. Over the past three years, our team has not yielded to challenges and difficulties but grown stronger and stronger, she said.

The video circulated online on Monday, which is also the 77th birthday of Meng's father, Ren Zhengfei, founder of Huawei. 

The high-profile case of Meng, which became a political dilemma significantly affecting the global geopolitical landscape, was settled through both legal channels and political wrestling. 

Thanks to sustained efforts by the Chinese government and support from the Chinese public, Meng was freed from Canada on September 25. This once again shows the country's steadfast position in defending the rights and interests of Chinese citizens in its diplomacy with the US and overall foreign diplomacy, Chinese officials and expertS have said. 

Chinese netizens also welcomed Meng's return to work on Chinese social media on Monday, with related posts having been viewed nearly 50 million times on Sina Weibo, ranked among the most-viewed posts as of press time on Monday. 

"There's always the rainbow after the storm," one netizen said, noting that Meng's going back to work has lifted the spirits of Huawei staff amid the US-led crackdown on its technologies. 

The case is expected to become a vivid lesson for many Chinese as the US-led political and business struggle with China affects more sectors, particularly high-end technologies, another netizen said. 

"She showed up with full confidence, and Huawei will get better and better in the future," a netizen said, referring to Meng's comments on the situation for the Chinese company. 

Two days before Meng's return back to work, Huawei executive board member Richard Yu Chengdong announced that the company's self-developed operating system HarmonyOS has already "achieved success." HarmonyOS will be a key technology for Huawei to deal with the US chip and software ban, and its ecosystem is also seeing dynamic, rapid growth three years after its launch in 2019, he said.