BlackBerry is developing a well-thought out plan for China that takes into account factors such as timing and the company’s long-term strategy, but it won’t include a takeover, CEO John Chen said in a LinkedIn post yesterday.

“It [the plan] won’t be rushed because it’s exciting or turned away from because of security concerns,” he said.

Chen explained a month ago while in Beijing that while China is a great market with many opportunities, he is hesitant to expand into the country because of the political backlash that could follow any security breaches.

In November the CEO met with the heads of Xiaomi and Lenovo to discuss possible ways to partner to speed up an expansion into China, where it hasn’t focused much of its attention in the past.

Responding to suggestions the company should shift its focus to the consumer market, Chen said in the LinkedIn post that the timing isn’t right. “Our focus right now is on extending our legendary security foundation with new solutions for the enterprise. Nothing is making us waver from that strategy.”

Stressing that the company won’t chase sensationalism, he noted that his style is to tell it like it is, which is the best thing to do even if it hurts in the short-run, “because it builds a foundation of trust over the long term. And that is the time frame I operate in.”