How HiSilicon Wasted $200,000 At ISC West

They haven't "made" any money only printed it out of thin air and "loaned" it to itself. Once week i read finance reports how chinese companies are cooking the books with government loans and have failed only to be started again under a new Name.

their company is "subsidized" like most of the other government "picked" or "owned" companies. Subsidized companies are not profitable.

  While it may be silly to laugh at the fact the Chinese are unprepared (culturally) to be at ISC west, It doesnt mean they wasted $200,000 unless they learned something from it.

Reminds me of the time a Manufacturer sent an engineer to me here in NC,USA from Japan. Now his English was par enough to cause only the average number of misunderstandings in a conversation, which was way better than abysmal talent in Japanese. I needed massive help in software troubleshooting and engineering and he was the guy to talk to about it. Luckily both of knew our craft so well we figured more out by pointing and doing than talking.

But the most interesting thing was when he introduced himself to me and coworker ( who is a huge Foot-boll(soccer) fan) by handing me a Business card and bowing and before he could say his name i looked at the 2 sided card (one in "American" English and one Japanese Kanji ) and said "Oh hi XXXXXXX-san I am Eddie and this is my coworker so-and so ( I wont use other names without their permission) he was Immediately taken back in amazement as I pronounced his name right and used his family name with the honorific "san" (means Mr.)  so he unpacks his stuff and I ask him with what part of japan he was from, after telling me, I replied with" oh yeah that's on the southern Island of Kyushu, I figured they would send some one from Tokyo instead given its out of the country and most people from Tokyo are used to dealing with foreigners. He had to stop and compose himself and say in really bad broken English that this is first time out of many he has Had an American say his name right ( then he took it back as he said it as he meant the Japanese way) and could pronounce his name right let alone know where he was from or find it on a map without google. It was world cup year too, so he enjoy chatting with my coworker about that as well. But I wasn't "ignorant" in my my first meeting with the engineer like the HiSilicon team and their management that put them here is.  

point is what you should watch is whether the Chinese learn from this or continue what they are doing. While I dont agree with UD#1 in that they wont change. I do agree that what you saw there at ISC is normal operating procedure for quantity not quality Chinese mentality. Numbers, Numbers, Numbers at any cost. Kinda like Marty.....

"Anyone ever though they might just be very talented people from another country visiting ours showing off what they have accomplished (which is very good) with no bad intentions and expecting that the Americans will be a gracious host and not condemn them simply because they may be mis-understood?"

Calhoun and the Hisilicons cover The Animals classic 1965 hit:

"I'm just a soul whose intentions are good.... oh Lord, please don't let me be misunderstood.."

Yea, that why he or she is "undisclosed #2 ". Never should you even consider that to be a competitor of HiSilicon simply stirring the pot of mis-information.

Test results and technical matters are measurable and yes, of course you can express your opinion where that product stands.  We love that.

I totally agree with you 100% on Rapid Response is sleazy.  But that is an opinion I kept to myself.....& want to use my time more wisely - read other great IPVM articles.