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The Huawei 5G fight is at the centre of the US-China tech war. The Chinese company is one of the world’s largest telecommunications equipment and services providers. A Huawei ban was implemented in the US in May 2019.

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Huawei Technologies’ founder Ren Zhengfei in Taiyuan in Shanxi province on February 9, 2021. Photo: Xinhua
Tech
Huawei’s founder makes subtle dig at lofty pursuits in AI by the US
Ren’s subtle dig at the US approach to AI reflects the strategy behind Huawei’s own AI investments.
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An employee produces semiconductor chips for export at a factory in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province. Photo: AFP
Policy
China’s regions roll out 5-year plan priorities, with tech topping the list
Following Beijing’s proposals for its next half-decade of policymaking, localities are following suit, with a focus on emerging fields.
Illustration: Brian Wang
China Economy
Why China sees Brazil as ‘last untapped blue ocean market’ for investment boom
Chinese investment in Brazil is soaring as firms eye the vast potential growth in South America’s ‘blue ocean market’.
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In 2023, Huawei filed 3,091 GPU-related patents – a tenfold increase from 2018. Photo: Costfoto/NurPhoto via Getty Images
Big Tech
How Huawei could use a 2022 patent to make 2-nm-class chips without key tool
The proposed solution offers a technical pathway to support a 2-nm process using older DUV technology.
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Guangdong is touting Huawei’s Ascend 910C chips as proof it still sits at the heart of China’s tech self-reliance drive. Photo: Shutterstock
Tech
Guangdong touts Huawei chips and HarmonyOS to outrun the DeepSeek eclipse
China’s richest province highlights Huawei’s Ascend 910C chips and HarmonyOS to prove it still sits at the heart of Chinese innovation.
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Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of the Consumer Business Group at Huawei, showcases the Mate 80 series smartphones on November 25, 2025. Photo: Handout
Big Tech
Huawei’s new app allows AirDrop-style transfers between HarmonyOS and Apple iOS
HarmonyOS 6 is expected to be found in more than 90 Huawei devices after a software update by year end.
Semiconductor chips are processed at a factory in Binzhou, in eastern China’s Shandong province, on December 25, 2024. Photo: AFP
China Opinion
Opinion|Why the real AI race is within China and not across the Pacific
Which vision of AI leadership within China wins out will be more impactful in shaping the future than a simple two-horse superpower race.
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China hopes to steal a march on Nvidia by combining relatively mature chips with new computing architectures. Photo: Shutterstock
Big Tech
Huawei-style ‘chip stacking’ seen as a path for China to rival Nvidia’s GPUs
With US curbs biting, experts say near-memory computing and chip stacking could narrow the AI hardware gap with Nvidia.
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The ZTE smartphone running on ByteDance’s agentic AI phone assistant sold out on the first day. Photo: Handout
AI
ByteDance-powered AI phone snapped up by consumers keen to try agentic assistant
The joint effort is the latest example of China’s advantages in combining AI capabilities with conventional consumer gadgets.
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Robot arms are seen at work on a car production line at a factory of FAW-Volkswagen in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 12. Photo: AFP
Global Economy
Germany’s China playbook: if you can’t beat them, partner up
More than half of surveyed German firms plan deeper ties with local partners in China to match the rapid innovation cycles of domestic competitors, the German Chamber of Commerce has found.
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Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold smartphone is shown during a launch event in Seoul on Tuesday. Photo: AFP
Tech Trends
Samsung unveils its first multi-folding phone as competition set to heat up
The launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold marks Samsung’s bid to reinforce its footing in a segment where Chinese rivals have been gaining ground.
Beijing Institute of Technology plans to recruit 120 students for the first batch of the embodied intelligence course. Photo: Shutterstock
Policy
Chinese schools offer ‘embodied intelligence’ courses to aid robotics industry
Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University are among seven schools that plan to offer ‘embodied intelligence’ as a new major.
China Future Tech Briefing|Smart-glasses makers see AI as long-awaited must-have app
Chinese smart-glasses makers, such as Rokid and Alibaba, and global giant Meta are counting on artificial intelligence to kick-start demand for the devices.
Richard Yu Chengdong, chairman of Huawei’s consumer business group, leads the launch of the new Mate 80 smartphones on Tuesday. Photo: Handout
Big Tech
Huawei’s latest Kirin 9030 processor powers premium Mate 80 smartphones
Huawei’s Richard Yu Chengdong claims strong double-digit performance improvement by the new Mate 80 models running the Kirin 9030 processor.
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Unitree founder Wang Xingxing (left) and AgiBot co-founder Peng Zhihui have been named to China’s new robotics standardisation committee. Photo: Handout
Policy
China’s robotics twin stars join national committee to shape industry standards
Unitree’s Wang Xingxing and AgiBot’s Peng Zhihui have been appointed to the Standardisation Technical Committee for Humanoid Robots.
Officials from both sides met at a China-Ireland Joint Economic and Trade Commission meeting in Dublin on November 12. Photo: Ministry of Commerce
China Economy
Ireland business chamber welcomes Chinese investment despite US, EU pressures
Dublin Chamber of Commerce CEO says country welcomes business ties ‘within EU rules’, notes existing partnerships in tech and pharmaceuticals.
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Nvidia’s headquarters are seen in Santa Clara, California, in August. Photo: TNS
United States & Canada
Trump team considering selling Nvidia H200 chips to China, insiders say
While still in the early stages, the talks mark a big departure from the administration’s public stance on semiconductor export controls.
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Illustration: Craig Stephens
China Opinion
Opinion|The bright side to US-China decoupling and global self-reliance drives
And despite opposing perspectives, it may reduce mutual dependence such as to assure a strategic peace of mind for both the West and China.
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The logo of Huawei Technologies is seen in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on September 27, 2023. Photo: Shutterstock
Big Tech
Tech war: Huawei to open-source software tool to optimise AI chip use
Flex:ai pools and orchestrates processors to squeeze out more performance, company says.
A sign shows the Nvidia logo at its headquarters in Santa Clara, California on November 18, 2025. Photo: EPA
Tech War
Nvidia revenue soars despite ‘disappointment’ in China market
Revenue surges 62 per cent to a record US$57 billion, even as sales in China, including Hong Kong, plunge 63 per cent to US$3 billion.
Huawei Technologies’ new polar day gold Mate 80 Pro Max model. Photo: Handout
Big Tech
Huawei’s Mate 80, foldable Mate X7 handsets to square off against Apple, Xiaomi
Speculation swirls that Huawei’s latest smartphones will run its new Kirin 9030 processor.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan speaks at the Defining Hong Kong’s Role in the Changing Global Economy conference in Hong Kong on November 18, 2025. Photo: Handout
Banking & Finance
Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia set to launch US$1 billion fund, Paul Chan says
A ‘major Saudi development company’ will host a roadshow in Hong Kong next month to seek strategic partners, financial secretary says.
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US President Donald Trump gestures during the American Business Forum Miami at the Kaseya Centre Arena in Miami, Florida, US, on November 5. Photo: Reuters
World Opinion
Opinion|US national security focus throws a spanner in the workings of global trade
While attention to legitimate national security interests is justified, trade matters have traditionally been viewed as a parallel sphere.
Huawei’s CloudMatrix 384 system with Ascend 910 AI processors are displayed at the company’s booth at the World Internet Conference. Photo: Reuters
Big Tech
Tech war: Huawei bets on AI tech to squeeze more performance from GPUs
Huawei to debut AI infrastructure software that it says can lift GPU and NPU use to about 70 per cent, cutting China’s Nvidia reliance.
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Brussels and Beijing are said to be close to agreeing on a licensing procedure for rare earths exports. Photo: Reuters
Diplomacy
EU recalibrates on China as it seeks rare earths breakthrough
Official sources say Brussels is in ‘de-escalation mode’ as it tries to convince Beijing to issue more export licences for critical minerals.
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StarFive founder and CEO Thomas Xu (left) and Full Vision Capital managing partner Alan Chan hold a Lion Rock RISC-V chip in Hong Kong on November 14, 2025. Photo: Xinmei Shen
Tech Trends
Hong Kong-backed ‘Lion Rock’ chip boosts city’s semiconductor standing
The maker of the RISC-V chip, Shanghai-based StarFive, received an investment from the Hong Kong Investment Corporation in March.
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The European Commission said that 91 per cent of all e-commerce shipments valued under €150 (US$174) came from China last year. Photo: Getty Images
Global Economy
China sellers brace as EU moves to tighten rules on low-value parcels, as US did
Merchants warn that margins will be squeezed, consumer prices may rise, and firms may shift markets as compliance costs and customs hits bite cross-border trade.
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People visit a Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai, China, in July. Photo: Reuters
Europe
Germany to ban China’s Huawei from future 6G network
Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he and France’s Macron will discuss how to gain independence from China and the US, as well as big tech firms.
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French police walk past a Shein advertisement on November 5 in Paris. Photo: Reuters
Global Economy
‘Compliance maze’: EU scrutiny of Huawei, ZTE, Shein ups stakes for China firms
Firms operaing in EU may face regulatory costs, political risk, supply-chain exposure, analysts say, as contingency plans may be in works.
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Baidu CEO Robin Li Yanhong speaks at the annual Baidu World event in Beijing on Thursday. Photo: Handout
Big Tech
Baidu unveils AI chips to boost China’s self-sufficiency drive
The M100 and M300 provide ‘powerful, low-cost and controllable AI computing power’ to support the nation’s self-reliance push, the firm says.
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Opinion
The View|Can Scott Bessent see China’s trade counterstrike with clear eyes?
China’s export control regime on rare earths isn’t retaliation for recent US restrictions – it’s a response to overall US policy.
Winston Mok
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Editorial|China forges own path to AI ecosystem free from US dominance
With Huawei at the centre, China puts in motion plans for its own tech breakthroughs, taking the competition directly to America’s AI giants.
SCMP Editorial
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My Take|DeepSeek’s data format innovation fans fresh hopes of more disruption
DeepSeek’s incremental progress is significant as it has created a new trajectory for China to achieve AI supremacy.
SCMP ColumnistZhou Xin
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My Take|Washington has already lost dirty chip war but does not know it yet
Selling China subpar chips will not make it dependent on the United States but instead spur it to produce more and better ones.
SCMP ColumnistAlex Lo
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Editorial|China and US are locked in high-stakes fight to shape AI future
While Washington wants to dominate the field with a few close allies, Beijing sees its development as a win-win for all.
SCMP Editorial
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Editorial|Canada playing a dangerous game in provoking both China and US
Ottawa’s ban of Hikvision does nothing to improve relations with China at a time when the US is being an unreliable ally to Canada.
SCMP Editorial
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My Take|China attains leverage in trade war on the back of its trump card: rare earths
Rare earths are vital components used in various modern technologies, including smartphones, EV batteries and precision-guided missiles.
SCMP ColumnistZhou Xin
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Editorial|Huawei chief spells out China hi-tech resilience
Ren Zhengfei makes it clear that US attempts to deny access to most advanced chips are doomed owing to Chinese perseverance, determination and ingenuity.
SCMP Editorial
Editorial|Step in right direction as US and China ease trade war tensions
‘Framework’ agreement reached in London is only the start on a long road to normalising economic relations.
SCMP Editorial
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Editorial|Latest US attack on Huawei AI chips only adds to trade tensions
Washington’s ban on anyone, anywhere using the Chinese firm’s Ascend series of processors endangers global commerce and has rightly earned the wrath of Beijing.
SCMP Editorial
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My Take|China counts on 3 strategies to survive US tariff and tech war
Beijing has come up with a game plan to overcome its internal and external threats, and navigate beyond Trump’s presidency.
SCMP ColumnistZhou Xin
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My Take|China’s secret weapons in a US tech war victory? Talent and supply chains
DeepSeek, Huawei and Unitree represent booming tech industries benefiting from China’s unique advantages in overcoming US sanctions.
SCMP ColumnistZhou Xin
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