Huawei has experienced an eventful few years. Despite facing initial challenges with US trade sanctions, the Chinese company has managed to make a surprising comeback in the mobile industry with its own processors, which are only two generations behind the competition. Additionally, the Chinese government has invested billions of dollars to strengthen its semiconductor industry, leading Huawei to work towards establishing a self-sufficient chip network. It seems that former President Donald Trump’s attempts to restrict Huawei’s access to essential resources inadvertently accelerated China’s semiconductor development.
In May 2019, Trump’s first blow to Huawei came in the form of a national emergency declaration. The Commerce Department added Huawei to its Entity List, citing concerns about surveillance and connections to the Chinese state security. Consequently, Google was no longer able to provide Android support to Huawei, resulting in the absence of Google apps on the Mate 30 series and subsequent models (which would eventually…
2023-12-21 09:30:58
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