After chip breakthrough, Huawei launches fresh lineup of phones to challenge Apple in China


by CNBC

CNBC— Huawei launched the Pura 70 series of smartphones on Thursday in a bid to continue its resurgence in China and ramp up its challenge to Apple in the market.

Bloomberg.com—New Huawei Chip Breakthrough Shows China Lags US Tech, Raimondo Says. US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said Huawei Technologies Co.’s latest phone shows that China remains behind on cutting-edge chip technology.

CNBC—China is still years behind the U.S. despite Huawei's breakthrough chips, Raimondo tells '60 Minutes'. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo downplayed China-based Huawei Technologies' latest microchip breakthrough, arguing that the U.S. remains years ahead.

ETtech.com—Huawei: US commerce secretary downplays chip in advanced Huawei phone. The chip powering the Mate 60 Pro phone of sanctioned Chinese company Huawei is not as advanced as American chips, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said on Sunday, arguing that it shows U.S. curbs on shipments to the telecoms equipment giant are working. Huawei, which has been on a trade restriction list since 2019, surprised the industry and the U.S. government when it released a new phone powered by a sophisticated chip last August. The Huawei Mate 60 Pro was seen as a symbol of China's...