Visitors try ZTE 5G mobile phones at Beijing Jiaotong University in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

Chinese firms should embrace the technological revolution with an open mind and win-win mentality in the 5G era, ZTE chairman Li Zixue said at the ongoing New Economy Forum in Beijing.

BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Chinese firms should embrace the technological revolution with an open mind and win-win mentality in the 5G era, the chairman of ZTE said Friday.

Chinese equipment suppliers should build their core competitiveness to survive in the interconnected society, ZTE chairman Li Zixue said at the ongoing New Economy Forum in Beijing.

"As the era of information technology represented by 5G has come, cross-era breakthroughs of information transmission and information computing are set to bring about various changes in vertical application," Li said.

Photo taken on July 9, 2019 shows a view of the ZTE Cybersecurity Lab Europe in Brussels, Belgium. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Products satisfying consumers' needs are further required under the broader application of 5G technologies, which are believed to transform industries, people's lives, and the supply chain of equipment, Li said. ■