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The project began in September 2021
Chinese giant Huawei has completed the construction of its new research and development (R&D) centre in Shanghai, China.
Officially named the Lianqiu Lake R&D Center, the campus includes offices, R&D, incubation and production services. It is the “largest and most heavily invested R&D base globally,” the company said. In the future, the site will designed to become a core node in Huawei’s global R&D network.
According to South China Morning Post, approximately 30,000 employees are expected to move into the campus upon completion, with the first number expected in September. Operations are expected to begin later this year, although the company have yet to commented on the project’s completion. A state media report in January confirmed that the site will ‘carry out innovative research and development in the fields of Huawei terminal chips, wireless networks and the Internet of Things’.
There are currently around 19,000 staff at its research centre in the city’s Pudong district.
The campus is reportedly comprised of eight blocks and 104 buildings, connected via a railway system. Other amenities, such as the 100 on site cafes, have been included to attract foreign employees.
“[We aim to] create an atmosphere suitable for foreign scientists to work and live in,” said Huewei founder and CEO Ren Zhengfei in an internal meeting in 2021, which was later made public.
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