US elected officials are urging the Commerce Department to take action to prevent Huawei from building a network of

Congress to Commerce: Sanction more Chinese chip firms to stop Huawei's evasion

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2024-10-25 03:00:04

US elected officials are urging the Commerce Department to take action to prevent Huawei from building a network of "clandestine semiconductor facilities used to circumvent US law."

The letter, published on the website of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, urges Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo to take action against Chinese chip firms that Huawei has been using as cover to acquire semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME) since it was hit by US sanctions.

"We write to respectfully seek your agency's urgent action to address Huawei's rapid buildout of semiconductor fabrication facilities and address attempts by Huawei to conceal its involvement with these facilities as part of an effort by the company to circumvent restrictions imposed by your agency," urged the letter, penned by Committee chair John Moolenaar (R-MI) and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL).

"These facilities still rely on a large number of US-produced SME, which provides the United States with an opportunity to deny Huawei its chip ambitions," the letter continued. "Such ambitions clearly threaten our national security."