US move to curb Chinese tech 'doomed to fail', experts say

Washington's latest attempt to ban the use of Huawei Technologies Co's Ascend artificial intelligence chips "anywhere in the world" is an unprecedented government-initiated crack-down on a Chinese private company, experts said.

The comments came after the US Commerce Department issued a guidance on Tuesday stating that the use of Huawei chips "anywhere in the world" violates government's export controls, escalating US efforts to curb technological advances in China.

Xiang Ligang, director-general of the Zhongguancun Modern Information Consumer Application Industry Technology Alliance, a telecom industry association, said the latest move underlines once again that the US government is using all means to contain the rise of Chinese technologies, but such efforts are doomed to fail.

"Previous restrictions ironically catalyzed China's progress in chips. The latest move will play the same role in helping Huawei emerge stronger," Xiang added.

Wei Shaojun, president of the integrated circuit design branch of the China Semiconductor Industry Association, said: "The more others suppress us, the more we need to be self-reliant. But self-reliance does not mean self-isolation. It is about finding ways to break the containment."

"China needs to promote the re-globalization of the semiconductor industry by achieving self-reliance in crucial technologies, as well as by teaming up with countries and enterprises that are willing to cooperate," said Wei.