Republican lawmakers in the United States have called for tougher sanctions against China’s Huawei and Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) after the companies were able to develop an advanced smartphone despite US export controls.The 10 House Republicans – who include the chairs of key committees on China, energy and commerce, and defence – are urging the Commerce Department to impose “full blocking sanctions” on Huawei and SMIC as well as criminal charges against their executives.In a letter signed by House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul and nine other Republicans on Thursday, the group of lawmakers said the Huawei Mate 60 Pro smartphone’s use of advanced 7-nanometre chips suggested that US export controls had been violated.
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