This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone

President Xi Jinping’s November meeting with President Joe Biden at the APEC summit in San Francisco came amid simmering tensions between China and the US. Technology has been at the heart of those strains, particularly Washington’s efforts to restrict Chinese access to key semiconductor innovations.

Huawei’s August unveiling of a new smartphone was a blow to America. The Mate 60 Pro appeared to be more advanced than should have been possible, given import controls imposed by the US Department of Commerce. Bloomberg commissioned the first teardown of the handset, by the analysis firm TechInsights. The findings raised questions about the effectiveness of the US-led controls.

00:00 Introduction
01:14 US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s Beijing trip
02:32 Behind the Bloomberg Mate 60 Pro teardown
04:37 How Huawei and SMIC pulled it off
05:57 Limits of China’s approach

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[justahumanwithamask]

America: refuses to sell china chips
China: Makes their own
America: Wait that's not allowed

[malithabannahake]

If China does an innovation -> Military, Cybercrime etc,
If US does an innovation -> Human wellbeing, medicine etc

What a logic 😂😂

[newageoffreedom]

In an olympic:
US: Raise the bar higher
China: Jump over the bar
US: China is banned

[kshitijtarale]

China : Breath
USA : thats not allowed

[Cfb]

Western sanctions are like putting extra weight on a man’s back when he’s walking up a hill. At first it slows him down and he strains under the additional difficulty, but over time his muscles develop and he just becomes that much stronger.

[harisonfekadu]

The fact the US can openly try to hold back another country so that they can be ahead and we all just accept it is just beyond me.

[wanglius]

As an engineer and a university professor, I'd say what changed most in China's supply chains is the swift and almost complete replacement of foreign components. Before 2018, as far as I recall, engineers in China are not encouraged to use domestically produced components because they are generally considered as inferior compared to imported counterparts. Nowadays almost all companies in the industry have turned completely to domestic parts to avoid the risk of "cutting off" of imported ones.

[siammostafa]

love china from Bangladesh. Working together with the chinese engeneering team in Bangladesh was great

[HyperpigGaming]

Asml boss said once that "the law of physics are the same in China as in USA."

[ottobenam]

US in a way has accelerated Chinese innovation. Thanks to US policies. Now, we are going to have a truly multipolar world.

[persistenthustle]

How China is able to keep moving forward despite the extreme hostility from the whole western world is amazing.

[sagar]

My respect to China 🇨🇳, like seriously innovating on their own when they were restricted 🚫 and doing it without any fanfare 🫡🫡

[Anorch-oyjk]

Much love for China from Germany. Working together was the greatest experience. China has very disciplined and smart people.

[numchuck]

Always amazes me how short sighted american politicians are

[Hys-]

i... did not expect such a rational, intelligent and unbiased comment section under a BLOOMBERG video of all things

I applaud all americans who view the world with positivity instead of endlessly falling into anger, envy and fear.

[robertkabanza]

Civilization can't be restricted to one nation. US is fighting a lost war.

[DannyHodge]

I'm still using the Huawei P20 I bought 7 years ago, best phone I've ever had.

[elvinilogy]

You were upset that China is advancing it's technology, but I was happy that the world is moving forward for everyone

[ReactingReactions]

I'm now a huge fan of Chery cars, much like I am of Huawei.

[asimluzern]

I can witness that Huawei mate phones are the Best till today.
Bought an 2018 till today working perfectly and holding battery whole day