What Huawei’s New Phone Means for U.S. Efforts to Crimp China
Chinese tech capacity appears to be improving, calling into question the effectiveness of American export controls.
When Huawei unveiled its new flagship smartphone earlier this month, Chinese consumers discovered a device that went far beyond expectations of what the sanctioned phone maker could achieve technologically. What American officials discovered, on the other hand, was a headache.
The SMIC chip inside a Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone. Credit:微机分WekiHome
Since 2019, the U.S. has sought to undermine China’s advances in several high-tech sectors via a litany of restrictions. Sanction
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