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Huawei founder told Xi China’s concerns about lack of chips have eased, state media says

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Huawei’s founder told Xi Jinping at a meeting the Chinese president held with private sector entrepreneurs that concerns China had about a lack of homegrown chips or operating systems had eased, Chinese state media reported. The People’s Daily on Friday published an article summarising what major Chinese company founders including Huawei’s Ren […]

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Huawei sees excitement for Mate 70 phone wane, analysts say

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Huawei is seeing less consumer excitement in China for its newly launched Mate 70 smartphone, which could impact the Chinese tech giant’s overall shipments for the year to benefit Apple and other Chinese brands, brokerage Jefferies said. Jefferies said in a note published on Thursday that its observation of online discussions after […]

Politics

Huawei launches Mate 70 smartphone as new US chip curbs loom

SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 70 smartphone series on Tuesday, advancing its comeback in the premium smartphone space while showcasing its own operating system in a clean break away from U.S. technology. The phone marks the “the most powerful Mate phone ever”, Richard Yu, chairman of Huawei’s Consumer Business […]

Technology

US suspects TSMC helped Huawei skirt export controls, report says

In April, TSMC was provided with $6.6 billion in direct CHIPS Act funding to “support TSMC’s investment of more than $65 billion in three greenfield leading-edge fabs in Phoenix, Arizona, which will manufacture the world’s most advanced semiconductors,” the Department of Commerce said. These investments are key to the Biden-Harris administration’s mission of strengthening “economic […]

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Huawei’s $2,800 phone launch disappoints amid supply concerns

By David Kirton SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Huawei and Apple’s latest smartphones went on sale in China on Friday, with many fans of the Chinese tech company disappointed that its much-anticipated $2,800 tri-foldable phone was not available for walk-in customers. At Huawei’s flagship shop in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, some who described themselves as […]