US lawmaker calls for ending Huawei, SMIC exports after chip breakthrough

The chair of the House of Representatives' committee on China has called for the U.S. Commerce Department to halt all technology exports to Huawei and China's top semiconductor firm, SMIC, after the discovery of new chips in Huawei phones that may violate trade restrictions.

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US lawmaker calls for ending Huawei, SMIC exports after chip breakthrough

yahoo.com

Relevant topic timeline:

8/23/2023

Huawei is building secret network for chips, trade group warns - Bloomberg News

9/4/2023

Teardown of Huawei's new phone shows China's chip breakthrough

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The Biden administration's export ban is causing China's largest contract chipmaker, SMIC, to face restrictions on export sales, leading to concerns about the acceleration of the US-China tech war.

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