While Huawei is being beaten up by US embargos, restricting technology to China, the Land of the Fee seems happy to cash in on Huawei’s 5G patents. After all, every one knows that China is dependent on US tech and not the other way around.

The owner of the world's largest portfolio of 5G patents will negotiate rates and potential cross-licensing with the iPhone maker and Samsung Electronics, Chief Legal Officer Song Liuping said.

It aims to get paid despite US efforts to block its network gear and shut it out of the supply chain but promised to charge lower rates than rivals like Qualcomm, Ericsson AB and Nokia Oyj.

Huawei should rake in about $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion in patent and licensing fees between 2019 and 2021, executives said without specifying which of those stemmed from 5G.

It's capping per-phone royalties at $2.50, according to Jason Ding, head of Huawei's intellectual property department.

China's largest technology company by revenue wants a seat at the table with tech giants vying to define the rapidly evolving field of connected cars, smart homes and robotic surgery. Battles are unfolding over who profits from 5G that may dwarf the size and scope of the tech industry's first worldwide patent war -- the one over smartphones.