The phone, which uses a made-in-China 7-nanometer chip that appears to rely on US technology, has stoked debate in Washington over the effectiveness of US attempts to curtail China’s technological and military prowess.
Huawei’s advanced phone shows existing restrictions aren’t effective, a group of 10 Republican representatives wrote in a Thursday letter to Alan Estevez, the undersecretary for industry and security at the Commerce Department. The group, which includes the leaders of the House Foreign Affairs, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services and China Select Committees, requested a briefing from Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security as well as the Departments of Defense, State and Energy by Sept. 28.
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