From Bill Chen of the National University of Singapore on the Huawei Mate 60 Pro:
"This phone is not subject to sanctions.
It has nothing to do with Google.
It has nothing to do with TSMC.
It has nothing to do with any western semiconductor tool manufacturer.
It has nothing to do with any Taiwan/South Korea/Japan/U.S. parts or material suppliers.
It has nothing to do with U.S. patents.
No other mobile phone manufacturer can achieve such an achievement.
It has nothing to do with the United States at all, and it is completely outside the scope of sanctions. This is a historic first."
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"The comprehensive sanctions on Huawei have cut off its dependence on foreign suppliers who are vulnerable to U.S. sanctions, and forced Huawei to establish a supply chain that can only be carried out domestically, which allows it to withstand sanctions without losing his livelihood. The existence of this completely independent supply chain (including non-Swift financing) is a nightmare for Gina Raimondo and her Department of Commerce."