Huawei Suppliers Face US Lawmaker Effort to Block Chip Gear
- Huawei has been building secretive chip plant network in China
- US has struggled to get allies on board with more China curbs
Components of a Huawei Technologies Co. smartphone.
Photographer: James Park/BloombergKey US lawmakers are pressing the Biden administration to block Huawei Technologies Co. suppliers from buying American chipmaking gear, escalating efforts to prevent the sanctioned Chinese telecom giant from making progress on semiconductor manufacturing.
The top Republican and Democrat on the House China Select Committee outlined their concerns in a letter Wednesday to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, whose agency oversees a pivotal trade restriction list as well as broader export controls on advanced chips and manufacturing tools. They pointed to Chinese companies Pengxinxu, SwaySure Technology, Qingdao Si’En and “potentially many others” as likely members of Huawei’s “clandestine network,” citing Bloomberg reporting.