{"id":2057866,"date":"2023-10-06T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huaweis-chip-breakthrough-incredibly-disturbing-commerce-secretary-raimondo\/"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:25:15","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:25:15","slug":"huaweis-chip-breakthrough-incredibly-disturbing-commerce-secretary-raimondo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huaweis-chip-breakthrough-incredibly-disturbing-commerce-secretary-raimondo\/","title":{"rendered":"Commerce Secretary Raimondo finds Huawei&#8217;s chip breakthrough &#8220;highly concerning.&#8221;"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fhuaweis-chip-breakthrough-incredibly-disturbing-commerce-secretary-raimondo%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=2057866&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--><blockquote>\n<h2>Reports of Huawei&#8217;s\u200c Chip Breakthrough Raise Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Commerce Secretary Gina \u2062Raimondo finds the recent chip breakthrough by Huawei Technologies\u2064 &#8220;incredibly disturbing.&#8221; The Chinese tech giant\u200b shocked global markets \u200cwith its 7-nanometer semiconductor innovation, which bypassed U.S. sanctions. The Kirin 9000S\u2063 chip, integrated\u2063 with 5G connectivity, has enabled Huawei&#8217;s new Mate 60 smartphones to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huaweis-chip-breakthrough-incredibly-disturbing-commerce-secretary-raimondo\/\" title=\"Commerce Secretary Raimondo finds Huawei's chip breakthrough \"highly concerning.\"\">achieve \u2062record-breaking download speeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The chip, manufactured by China&#8217;s Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC), was produced despite both companies being on the \u2062U.S. Entity List, which prohibits the use of U.S.-based\u200c technology. This achievement has left\u2063 U.S.\u2064 officials and market \u200canalysts puzzled about how Huawei managed to develop its own smartphone processor without\u200d access to \u2062crucial technologies. Consequently, the Commerce \u2064Department has launched an \u2064official probe into Huawei&#8217;s chip production.<\/p>\n<h2>Additional Resources Needed to Enforce Export Controls<\/h2>\n<p>During a Senate Commerce Committee hearing, Secretary Raimondo expressed her concerns about\u2062 the chip \u2064breakthrough and emphasized the need for additional tools and resources to enforce export controls effectively. She also mentioned \u2064a legislative\u200d proposal in Congress that would expand \u2062the Commerce Department&#8217;s authority in dealing with technology transactions that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/project-veritas-federal-source-reveals-known-terrorists-walk-freely-in-u-s-following-biden-afghanistan-pullout\/\" title=\"Project Veritas: Federal Source Reveals Known Terrorists Walk Freely in U.S. Following Biden Afghanistan Pullout\">pose national security risks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Taiwan \u200dInvestigates\u200c Companies Assisting Huawei<\/h2>\n<p>The Taiwanese government has initiated an investigation into four\u200d local\u2064 companies accused of aiding Huawei in \u2064building\u200c chipmaking infrastructure in China. Economic Affairs Minister\u2063 Wang Mei-hua clarified that these companies are not involved \u200cin critical technology but provide services\u200b in wastewater and environmental protection processes.<\/p>\n<h2>Huawei&#8217;s Popular Smartphone and TikTok&#8217;s Data Concerns<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the controversy surrounding Huawei, its newest smartphone has gained significant popularity, leading the company to work overtime to meet the \u200csoaring\u200b domestic demand.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary Raimondo also voiced her support for\u200c legislation that would grant the\u200c Commerce Department greater power to address data concerns related to applications owned by foreign adversaries.\u200b TikTok, \u2062owned by China&#8217;s ByteDance, has been a\u2064 focal point of such concerns, with U.S. \u200bofficials worried about China&#8217;s \u2062potential access to user data on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Christopher Wray\u2063 and other intelligence \u2063officials have warned about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-extreme-gop-shutdown-hurts-farmers-mothers-and-children\/\" title=\"GOP shutdown severely impacts farmers, mothers, and children, says White House.\">national security risks \u2064posed<\/a> by TikTok, as\u200d it could \u200cbe exploited by the Chinese Communist \u200cParty to\u2062 access or control data from\u200c U.S. users. The U.S. government has already prohibited the use of TikTok on government devices, and\u200d many states have implemented similar bans.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew assured lawmakers that the company has never shared U.S. user data with the \u200dChinese government and stated\u2062 that ByteDance is not an agent of\u2063 China or any \u200dother country. However, concerns about TikTok&#8217;s data practices led to a recent \u20ac345 \u200dmillion fine \u2064imposed by European regulators for privacy violations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How can the \u2063current \u200dexport control\u2063 system be strengthened to effectively handle \u2064the rapidly \u2063evolving technological landscape and prevent companies like Huawei from \u200bbypassing sanctions?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  D resources to enforce\u2063 export controls. \u2062She highlighted that the current export control system is not equipped to handle \u2062the rapidly evolving \u2063technological landscape and the increasingly complex ways companies like Huawei are finding to bypass sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>Raimondo \u2064called for \u200dincreased investment in \u200cresearch and development to strengthen \u200bthe capabilities of U.S. chip manufacturers \u2063and ensure that they remain at the cutting\u200b edge of technology. She also \u200cstressed the importance of international cooperation in enforcing export controls, as companies like Huawei \u2063can easily turn to other countries\u2063 for sourcing key technologies.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 concerns\u200d raised by Raimondo and other\u200c U.S.\u2063 officials are not unwarranted. Huawei&#8217;s chip breakthrough\u2062 challenges the\u2063 effectiveness of\u2064 U.S. export \u2063controls and exposes a gap in the system that can\u200d be exploited by other companies in the future. It also raises\u2063 questions about the ability of\u200c the U.S. to maintain its technological dominance and protect national security \u200binterests.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 development of \u2064the Kirin 9000S chip highlights China&#8217;s ambition \u2063to become\u2062 a leader \u200din semiconductor technology and \u200bits determination to reduce \u200bits dependence on foreign suppliers. It also\u200d serves as a reminder of the intense competition between the U.S. and China in the race for technological supremacy. The\u200b U.S. government \u200chas \u200balready taken steps to counter China&#8217;s rise in \u2064the semiconductor industry, including imposing export controls on Chinese \u2062companies and investing heavily in\u200c domestic chip\u2063 manufacturing. However, Huawei&#8217;s chip breakthrough proves that more needs to be done to stay ahead in this competition.<\/p>\n<p>The Commerce Department&#8217;s investigation into Huawei&#8217;s chip production is a crucial\u2063 step in understanding how the \u2063company managed to develop its own processor despite being on the \u2064U.S. Entity List.\u2063 It is important to\u200c determine whether Huawei circumvented export controls or if there are loopholes in\u2064 the system that need to be addressed. The findings of \u200bthis \u200bprobe will \u200dnot only \u200dimpact the future of Huawei\u2064 but will also \u200dinform policy\u2063 decisions regarding export controls and\u200d national security.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Huawei&#8217;s chip breakthrough raises \u2064concerns about the effectiveness of export controls and \u2064the ability of the U.S. to \u2062maintain \u200dits technological leadership. It highlights the need for \u200dadditional resources \u200dand international cooperation to enforce export\u2064 controls and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gabriella-hoffman-politicians-act-to-bar-ccp-from-buying-u-s-farmland\/\" title=\"Gabriella Hoffman: Politicians Act to Bar CCP from Buying U.S. Farmland\">protect national security interests<\/a>. The Commerce Department&#8217;s investigation into Huawei&#8217;s chip production will\u2063 provide valuable insights into \u200bthe loopholes \u200cthat need to be addressed and the steps that need\u2062 to be taken to ensure a level playing \u200dfield in the global semiconductor \u200cindustry.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reports of Huawei&#8217;s chip breakthrough are &#8220;disturbing,&#8221; says Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo. In September, the Chinese tech giant unveiled the Kirin 9000S, a 7-nanometer semiconductor that bypasses U.S. sanctions. The chip integrates 5G connectivity, causing concern for Huawei&#8217;s new Mate smartphone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":278,"featured_media":2057867,"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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2057866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2057866","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\/278"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2057866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2057866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2057867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2057866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2057866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2057866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}