Huawei Technologies Co. alarmed politicians from Washington to Tokyo when it took the wraps off a $900 smartphone that signaled China’s rapid advance in semiconductor technology. The episode also thrust the little-known company that made the chip for Huawei into the middle of the US-Chinese battle for geopolitical supremacy.
Yes, but where there’s a will, there’s a way. Analysts say these sanctions will backfire because now China has no choice but to become more advanced in chip production.