{"id":2026584,"date":"2023-09-09T05:10:07","date_gmt":"2023-09-09T09:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-a-new-chinese-smartphone-caused-a-national-security-stir-in-washington\/"},"modified":"2023-09-09T05:14:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-09T09:14:54","slug":"why-a-new-chinese-smartphone-caused-a-national-security-stir-in-washington","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-a-new-chinese-smartphone-caused-a-national-security-stir-in-washington\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese smartphone sparks national security concerns in Washington."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhy-a-new-chinese-smartphone-caused-a-national-security-stir-in-washington%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2026584&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Huawei Mate 60\u2063 Pro: \u200dUnveiling China&#8217;s Technological Advancements<\/h2>\n<p>The recent \u2062release of \u200bthe Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone has sent \u2063shockwaves through U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-nominee-to-thwart-foreign-hacking-scored-sweetheart-deal-for-uae-hacker\/\" title=\"Biden Nominee To Thwart Foreign Hacking Scored Sweetheart Deal for UAE Hacker\">national security circles<\/a>. This groundbreaking device has raised concerns about China&#8217;s capabilities in \u200dmanufacturing high-quality military technology that the U.S. has been \u200btrying\u2064 to restrict.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>The Commerce Department\u200d Launches an Official Probe<\/h3>\n<p>The Commerce Department wasted no time and launched an official\u2062 probe into the Mate 60 Pro. \u2063This smartphone,\u200b quietly introduced by Huawei in international markets, caught experts off guard with its powerful 5G\u200d chip. The chip&#8217;s capabilities have sparked \u200bspeculation about China&#8217;s access to similar quality chips that could potentially revolutionize military applications.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Implications for National Security<\/h3>\n<p>Since 2019, Huawei has been blacklisted, preventing it from\u2062 buying\u2064 or selling products in the United\u2064 States. However, the Mate 60 Pro features a 7-nanometer 5G Kirin 9000s processor,\u200d a chip that promises enhanced communication \u200band \u200cstable network connections. This chip \u2063was\u2063 manufactured by the China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, which is also blacklisted. The production of such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-a-new-chinese-smartphone-caused-a-national-security-stir-in-washington\/\" title=\"Chinese smartphone sparks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concerns<\/a> in Washington.&#8221;>chip requires advanced manufacturing\u2063 tools<\/a> that were previously believed to be beyond China&#8217;s reach. This has prompted the federal government to \u200cinvestigate how this chip was made.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are working to obtain more information on the character \u2064and composition of the purported 7nm chip,&#8221; stated a Commerce spokesperson. &#8220;Export controls are just one \u2063tool in the U.S. government&#8217;s toolbox to \u200daddress the national security threats\u2063 presented by the PRC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan emphasized\u2064 that the Biden administration needs more information before taking any\u2062 action regarding the Mate \u200b60 Pro&#8217;s release.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>China has strongly criticized the probe, denouncing it as\u200d an abuse of U.S. power.\u2062 &#8220;We oppose politicizing trade and\u200d technology \u200bissues,&#8221; said Mao Ning, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Mao argued \u2064that \u200csuch actions violate the principles of free trade and serve no one&#8217;s interests.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Expert Opinions on National Security<\/h3>\n<p>While concerns about China&#8217;s chip manufacturing capabilities persist, some analysts believe that the Mate 60 Pro does not pose a significant threat to national security. Ryan Koontz, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trucking-company-ceo-i-sure-cant-say-the-economy-is-super-strong-right-now\/\" title=\"Trucking Company CEO: I Sure Can\u2019t Say the Economy Is Super Strong Right Now\">senior equity research analyst<\/a> at Needham and Company,\u200c stated that the phones themselves are \u200cnot a \u2063cause for alarm. However, he cautioned against government employees using the \u2064device and suggested that a warning would suffice.<\/p>\n<h3>U.S. Export Controls and Their Impact<\/h3>\n<p>The restrictions on Huawei are just one aspect of the U.S.&#8217;s broader export\u200b controls. President Biden implemented a series of measures in 2022 to limit the access of companies like Huawei and \u200cSMIC to U.S.-manufactured chips. These \u200bcontrols were further expanded in the following year to curtail\u200b China&#8217;s tech manufacturing companies&#8217; access to the latest chips on the market.<\/p>\n<p>In August, an executive order granted the\u2063 Treasury \u200dDepartment the authority to restrict new investments in China-owned semiconductor, quantum, or AI-focused companies. Additionally, \u2062U.S. investors may be \u200crequired to disclose any previous transactions with Chinese businesses in these industries.<\/p>\n<p>These export controls have had\u200d a significant impact \u200con the Chinese economy, prompting China to invest $40 billion in building its own semiconductor manufacturing \u200bplants.<\/p>\n<h3>The Ongoing Battle with Huawei<\/h3>\n<p>Huawei has been under scrutiny \u2062by federal agencies \u200cfor years.\u2064 The \u200cFederal Communications Commission banned its telecommunications equipment in the U.S. due to concerns about potential\u2062 surveillance risks. The Commerce Department also\u2062 halted licenses for U.S. companies to \u200dexport products to Huawei, and export controls were applied to Huawei&#8217;s cloud computing branch.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the probe into the Mate 60 Pro coincided with the Chinese \u200dgovernment&#8217;s announcement \u2064of an expanded ban on the use of iPhones by government-backed \u2064agencies and companies. This move caused\u2063 Apple to lose $200 billion in market capitalization within \u2064two days, highlighting the significance of China&#8217;s role in iPhone sales.<\/p>\n<p>As the investigation unfolds, the world watches with anticipation to see how this clash between technological advancements and national security concerns will play out.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click here to read more from The \u200bWashington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Huawei Mate 60 Pro&#8217;s launch caused a stir in US national security circles. Its hardware hints at China&#8217;s potential to produce top-notch military tech, which the US has been attempting to restrict. In response, the Commerce Department initiated an official investigation into the Mate on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2026586,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2026584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2026584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2026584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2026586"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2026584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2026584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2026584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}