In yet another conflict of the Sino-American tech war is Huawei Technologies at the center.
Beijing claims that Washington violated a promise not to try to detach the two economies by robbing some import licenses that allowed the shipment of high-end American chips to Huawei.
On Tuesday, the US Commerce Department announced that it had suspended some trade permits related to Huawei’s shipment of British electronics.  ,
According to the report, the most recent restraint has an impact on the supply of cards for Huawei’s laptops and mobile phones, citing people with knowledge of the situation.  ,
The fresh US device restrictions came after Huawei on April 11 unveiled its first unnatural cleverness- enabled computer, MateBook X Pro, powered by Intel’s fresh Core Ultra 9 computer.  ,
Democratic lawmakers criticized the Biden presidency for allowing this, and demanded that Huawei’s entire import certificates be revoked.  ,  ,
In a stock exchange processing on Wednesday, Intel claimed that this change may have a negative impact on its revenue. It said the firm expects earnings for the next quarter of 2024 to stay in the classic collection of US$ 12.5 billion to US$ 13.5 billion, but below the middle. It further stated that its revenue and earnings per share are anticipated to increase for the entire month of 2024.  ,
Qualcomm announced on Wednesday that one of its Huawei import certificates had been revoked.  ,
According to a representative for the Chinese Commerce Ministry on Wednesday,” the US activities have significantly violated the commitment to not seek to separate from China and not hinder China’s creation.”
The spokesperson said that the US’s ban on exporting simply civil customer chip products to China and the execution of a supply cut-off to a particular Chinese company “represent a clear case of economic coercion.” This strategy “does serious harm to US businesses ‘ interests and even goes against World Trade Organization regulations.”
Beijing has repeatedly reminded Washington to preserve its commitment to” not seeking to separate from China and no preventing China’s development” since Chinese President Xi Jinping met with US President Joe Biden in San Francisco in November.
However, the US Commerce Department made a revision to its chip trade regulations in late March to make it more difficult for China to get US chips and chip-making equipment.  ,
In a telephone call on April 2, Xi stated that while the relationship between China and the US is beginning to regulate, there are still some negative aspects that need to be addressed. He claimed that both factors should pay attention to this.
Huawei’s business share
Huawei was put on a trade-restrictions record by the Trump administration in 2019 because it had violated Iran’s punishment.  ,
The Shenzhen- based firm was banned from using Google’s Android operating system and Qualcomm’s 5G cards but it could also get Qualcomm’s 4G computers.
Huawei discontinued its device subbrand Honor in November 2020 to let the company to continue to receive US high-end chips.  ,
A group of ten Republican lawmakers requested that the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security ( BIS ) deny all export products for Huawei, SMIC, and their units, including Honor, after Huawei released the Mate 60 smartphone using its self-developed Kirin 9000s processor in August.
Gina Raimondo, the US’s trade representative, claimed last October that the rumors of Huawei’s device discovery were “incredibly disturbing.” She stated that her organization may expand its export-control program and put more resources to enforce Huawei’s export-control laws.
Huawei No. 1 suddenly
However, Canalys, a Singapore- based systems business analyst company, said in a study report on April 26 that Huawei regained the status of No. After 13 consecutive quarters of subpar functionality, China’s top handset manufacturer returned to the fold in the first third of this year.  ,
According to the report, Huawei’s device package in the nation increased by 70 % to 11.7 million units in the first three months of 2024 from last year. It said the company’s market share reached 17 %, following by OPPO ( 16 % ), Honor ( 16 % ), Vivo ( 15 % ) and Apple ( 15 % ) in the first quarter.  ,
Toby Zhu, a senior analyst for Canalys, noted that the Mate 60 line ‘ production and supply problems improved in the first quarter, enabling it to become a key driver of Huawei’s overall growth. Huawei added HarmonyOS 4.0 to the high-end roster in December, expanding the Kirin soc to more product lines and safely increasing efficiency in the mid-range price range.
Zhu said, with the ongoing development of its habitat, Huawei’s Harmony is emerging as the second OS for smartphones and tablets, breaking the two- animal race of Android and iOS in mainland China.  ,
On April 18, Huawei’s HiSilicon launched Kirin 9010, an 12- core chipset, which is manufactured by the Shanghai- based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp ( SMIC ) using a 7- nanometer process technology. Technology analysts said Kirin 9010 is made with the N 2 process, which was used in the manufacturing of Kirin 9000s processor.
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