This Is How Huawei Shocked America With a Smartphone

President Xi Jinpings 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 Washingtons efforts to restrict Chinese access to key semiconductor innovations. Huaweis 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 USled controls. 00:00 Introduction 01:14 US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondos Beijing trip 02:32 Behind the Bloomberg Mate 60 Pro teardown 04:37 How Huawei and SMIC pulled it off 05:57 Limits of Chinas approach Like this video Subscribe: Become a Quickt