The United States has made frequent moves, and Huawei is standing
Since 2019, the U.S. government has launched a comprehensive encirclement and crackdown on Chinese tech giant Huawei, citing national security concerns.
From putting Huawei on the "Entity List," to restricting its access to key technologies and components, to coercing and inducing allies to reject Huawei's 5G equipment, the United States has done everything it can.
This protracted dispute over science and technology has evolved into a wrestling over the layout of the global industrial chain and technological dominance.
In the face of the U.S. government's constant pressure, Huawei has demonstrated extraordinary resilience and innovation. In the face of limited chip supply, Huawei has accelerated the pace of independent research and development, and launched new smartphones and 5G base station equipment based on self-developed chips.
With the U.S. cutting off Google services, Huawei is accelerating the improvement of its HMS ecosystem to attract more developers. In many fields, such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing, Huawei has maintained its leading technological advantages and market position.
These measures not only helped Huawei tide over the difficulties, but also laid the foundation for China's technology industry to be independent and controllable.
The U.S. government's crackdown on Huawei has intensified, but with little effect.
Revoking Intel and Qualcomm's licenses to export chips to Huawei is tantamount to shooting yourself in the foot. The loss of Huawei, the world's largest communications equipment customer, means that the American chip giant will face huge market losses and competitive pressure.
Huawei's leading edge in the 5G field has made the U.S. government feel threatened. During the critical window of global 5G deployment, the absence of a leading company like Huawei will undoubtedly affect the dominant position of the United States in the new round of scientific and technological revolution.
It remains to be seen whether the United States will be able to gain the upper hand in the wrestling with Huawei. But what is certain is that this tech dispute will have a profound impact on the global industrial landscape, and the competition between China and the United States in key technology areas will only intensify.
U.S. companies "lie down", and the escalation of technical warfare hurts friendly forces
The U.S. government's sanctions against Huawei have not only hit the Chinese tech giant on the head, but also made Intel, Qualcomm and other U.S. companies victims of "lying guns".
When the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the revocation of the licenses of the two chip giants to supply Huawei, they were instantly caught in the whirlpool of this political storm.
Years of painstaking partnerships and market share have come to naught under a ban from American politicians. And this is just a microcosm of the United States' escalation of technological warfare and the injury of friendly forces.
Although Intel and Qualcomm are American companies, their success in the global market is inseparable from close cooperation with Chinese companies such as Huawei.
Huawei is an important customer of the two companies, and the two sides have formed an interdependent relationship in chip research and development and supply.
The loss of Huawei, the world's largest communications equipment manufacturer, means that Intel and Qualcomm will face a huge revenue gap and market gap.
More importantly, this move by the US government sends a signal to the world that business cooperation and market rules can be trampled on at will in the face of US political interests.
This will undoubtedly shake the confidence of global companies in the U.S. market and weaken the competitiveness of U.S. companies in the global market.
The U.S. sanctions on Huawei have not only hurt Intel and Qualcomm, but also had a ripple effect on the global chip supply chain. As the world's largest communications equipment manufacturer, Huawei has a huge demand for chips.
The United States has cut off Huawei's chip supply, which will not only affect Huawei's production and delivery, but also lead to overcapacity and price volatility throughout the industry.
This impact will also spread to the upstream and downstream of the chip industry chain, including smartphones, personal computers, automotive electronics and other industries. The heightened uncertainty in the global chip supply chain could trigger a series of chain reactions that could ultimately hurt the recovery of the global economy.
As the core link of the chip industry chain, American companies bear the brunt and become victims of the escalation of technological warfare.
In the face of the U.S. government's "friendly wounds", how Intel, Qualcomm and other companies can find a balance between political risks and business interests will be a severe test. The impact of this technological escalation on the global industrial pattern has affected the nerves of countless enterprises and consumers.
China's science and technology are "forcing the palace", and the United States is sanctioning bamboo baskets
The U.S. government originally wanted to use a big sanction trick of "drawing wages from the bottom of the kettle" to take down Huawei, the "leader" of China's science and technology industry, but it turned out to be a bamboo basket for nothing.
Not only did it fail to do anything to Huawei, but it aroused the "rise of adversity" of Chinese technology companies.
In the encirclement and interception of the United States, Huawei not only did not back down, but increased R&D investment, and realized the localization of core technologies in key areas such as chips and operating systems.
This is like a realistic version of "Kung Fu Panda", the more the United States wants to knock Huawei down, the more Huawei can burst out with amazing potential and fighting spirit.
Huawei's technology accumulation and innovation achievements in cutting-edge fields such as 5G, artificial intelligence, and cloud computing cannot be created overnight.
Over the years, Huawei has always been customer-centric and technology-oriented, and has invested heavily in R&D and talent development. Even under the intense pressure of US sanctions, Huawei still announced that it will invest more than $100 billion in technology research and development in the next five years.
This innovative spirit of "getting more courageous the more we frustrate" is the foundation of Huawei's invincible position. Driven by Huawei, more and more Chinese technology companies have begun to pay attention to independent innovation and accelerate the localization of key technologies.
China's 5G, chips, operating systems and other fields are realizing the transformation from "following" to "running" and even "leading".
The U.S. government's sanctions stick originally wanted to curb the rise of China's science and technology, but instead became a "booster" to promote China's independent innovation in science and technology.
In the context of the restructuring of the global industrial chain, Chinese enterprises are shifting from passive response to active change by increasing R&D investment, breaking through key technologies, and "making up" the shortcomings and weaknesses of the industrial chain.
And the power of this change is not limited to a few tech giants, but spreads throughout China's industrial system.
It is foreseeable that in the near future, when China realizes the independence and controllability of key technologies in more fields, the United States may no longer be able to wave the stick of sanctions.
When Chinese technology companies such as Huawei achieve "independent controllability" of key technologies in the encirclement and interception of the United States, and begin to have more say in the global market, the United States' technological hegemony may be threatened.
You must know that technological leadership and industrial dominance are important pillars for the United States to maintain its global hegemony. And now, this pillar is becoming precarious under the onslaught of China's technological power.
The U.S. government's sanctions on Huawei, ostensibly to suppress a Chinese company, are actually countering the general trend of China's technological rise.
However, this kind of practice of going against the general trend is tantamount to using a bamboo basket to draw water, which not only has little effect, but also exposes the anxiety and powerlessness of the United States in the global competition in science and technology.
The force of China's science and technology community, which is "becoming more and more courageous", is spreading from Huawei to more fields, forming an unstoppable group force.
The United States is "moving stones and smashing its feet", and the dream of scientific and technological hegemony is difficult to come true
The U.S. government has made waves around the world, imposing all kinds of sanctions and suppression on Huawei and other Chinese technology companies, but it did not expect that this was a "stone that fell on China's feet".
Intel, Qualcomm and other American technology giants, which originally had a broad market and cooperation prospects in China, have now become "scapegoats" because of the US government's insistence.
Their credibility and competitiveness in the Chinese market are suffering a heavy blow, and years of hard work in operation are in vain. Huawei and other Chinese companies have taken advantage of the situation to accelerate the realization of independent and controllable key technologies, and strive to catch up in 5G, chips and other fields.
The hard-earned market share in China by American companies is being carved up by European, Japanese, South Korean and local companies. After the "emperor's new clothes" are exposed, the American tech giants may have to reconsider their global layout.
What is even more ironic is that the US government's series of sanctions have not stopped the pace of China's scientific and technological development, but have inspired China's determination to achieve scientific and technological self-reliance and self-reliance.
Driven by leading enterprises such as Huawei and ZTE, China's technology industry chain is accelerating "de-beautification" to achieve domestic substitution of key technologies and core components.
At the same time, the Chinese government is also increasing its support for scientific and technological innovation, and has introduced a series of policies and measures to encourage independent research and development and industrial upgrading.
In the game between China and the United States, China's science and technology community is changing from "chess pieces" to "chess players", starting to focus on customers and reshaping the pattern of global science and technology competition. However, if the United States is obsessed and continues to "step on the watermelon skin" in the field of science and technology, I am afraid that it can only "turn its feet to the sky" and be in danger.
At that time, the United States became the global hegemon by virtue of its technological leadership and industrial dominance. But now, with the rapid rise of technological prowess in emerging countries such as China, this "crown" is becoming more and more heavy.
In order to consolidate its scientific and technological hegemony, the United States does not hesitate to wield the big stick of sanctions around the world and make enemies everywhere. But as everyone knows, this aggressive approach will only make allies suspicious and make opponents more united.
When Chinese companies such as Huawei and ZTE can break through in the encirclement and interception of the United States and occupy a leading position in key fields such as 5G and artificial intelligence, the United States' technological hegemony may become an "emperor's new clothes".
However, if the United States continues to insist on going its own way on this road and "beggar-thy-neighbor," it will probably only suffer in the end. After all, in the era of globalization, scientific and technological innovation needs to be open and inclusive, and win-win cooperation, rather than a zero-sum game and winner-takes-all.
If the United States does not come to its senses, it will end up "lifting a stone and shooting itself in the foot," while China will take advantage of the situation and make greater breakthroughs in the field of science and technology. The outcome of this battle for technological hegemony may have to be proved by time.