Tech war: Huawei executive claims victory over US sanctions with computing, AI ecosystem

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Source: South China Morning PostPublished: 08/29/2025, 13:14:01 EDT
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Tech war: Huawei executive claims victory over US sanctions with computing, AI ecosystem

News Summary

Huawei senior executive Tao Jingwen claims the company has already “built an ecosystem entirely independent of the United States,” signaling that China has virtually overcome crippling US tech restrictions. He highlighted that mainland-developed computing infrastructure, AI systems, and other software now rival those from the world’s largest economy. Tao also suggested that China could “surpass the US in terms of artificial intelligence applications” due to its “extensive economy and business scenarios.” On the same day, Huawei announced that users of token services on its cloud platform could access its CloudMatrix 384 system, which features 384 Ascend AI processors, delivering 300 petaflops of computing power and 48 terabytes of high-bandwidth memory.

Background

Since being added to the US trade blacklist in May 2019, Huawei has faced severe sanctions, restricting its access to critical American technology and components. These restrictions are part of a broader

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