• South China Morning Post

    Huawei has global ambitions for 'pure blood' OS, but China is the focus for now

    Huawei Technologies' launch of its fully self-developed mobile operating system next year will focus on the Chinese market, as attempts to push the Android-free platform overseas face challenges, according to analysts. The US-sanctioned Chinese handset maker said on Tuesday that all of its smartphones and tablets to be launched in 2025 will run on HarmonyOS Next, the latest iteration of Huawei's self-developed mobile platform that no longer supports Android apps. The flagship Mate 70 series, lau

  • South China Morning Post

    Chinese analyst forecasts more troubles at sea after US-Philippine task force revealed

    A Chinese analyst of the South China Sea has warned of more trouble at sea after revelations about the involvement of a US special task force at a disputed shoal. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin last week confirmed the deployment of Task Force Ayungin, a special operations unit named after the Philippine word for Second Thomas Shoal - a flashpoint in Manila's maritime conflict with Beijing. It was the latest example of the US "fanning the flames" and fuelling the fight in the disputed waters,

  • South China Morning Post

    Tech war: new US chip sanctions to deal fresh blow to China's self-reliance push

    China's semiconductor industry is bracing for new shocks, as the US prepares to add several major chip equipment and materials suppliers on the mainland to its trade restriction list, dealing a fresh blow to the country's push for technological self-reliance, according to two people familiar with the matter. Several chip fabrication plants and manufacturing partners of Huawei Technologies, which has been under US sanctions since 2019, will be among roughly 200 Chinese companies included in the u