Semiconductor Industry Association has alleged that Huawei is attempting to circumvent US export restrictions by building a secret network of chip-making facilities. Chinese telecommunications company Huawei is building a collection of secret semiconductor fabrication facilities across China, according to the US trade group Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). On Tuesday, Bloomberg published claims from the SIA that Huawei had received around $30 billion in funding from the Chinese government, in addition to acquiring two chip manufacturing plants and building three others in the region. The trade association also alleged that Huawei is attempting to circumvent the restrictions placed on the US chip makers by the US government by constructing the facilities under the names of other companies. The Semiconductor Industry Association did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Earlier this month, US President Joe Biden escalated the country’s trade war with China by signing an executive order that will further restrict US investment in sensitive technology industries in China. The new rules will impact three sectors — semiconductors and microelectronics, quantum information technologies, and certain artificial intelligence systems. “This program will seek to prevent foreign countries of concern from exploiting US investment in this narrow set of technologies that are critical to support their development of military, intelligence, surveillance, and cyber-enabled capabilities that risk US national security,” Biden wrote in a letter to Congress. In 2019, Huawei was placed on a trade blacklist by government officials, restricting most US suppliers from shipping certain products and technology components to the company unless they were granted a special license. However, at the start of the year, the US government stopped approving any licenses for companies wanting to sell their goods to Huawei. Related content feature Office 365: A guide to the updates Get the latest info on new features, bug fixes, and security updates for Office 365/Microsoft 365 for Windows as they roll out from Microsoft. Now updated for Version 2404 (Build 17531.20152), released on May 14, 2024. By Preston Gralla May 14, 2024 110 mins Microsoft 365 Microsoft Office Office Suites feature Windows 11: A guide to the updates Here’s what you need to know about the latest updates to Windows 11 as they’re released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5037771, released on May 14, 2024. By Preston Gralla May 14, 2024 60 mins Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows 11 feature Windows 10: A guide to the updates Here's what you need to know about each update to the current version of Windows 10 as it's released from Microsoft. Now updated for KB5037768, released on May 14, 2024. By Preston Gralla May 14, 2024 172 mins Small and Medium Business Windows 10 Microsoft news analysis Apple reports on its forever war against App Store fraud Apple prevented over $1.8 billion worth of potential fraud in 2023 alone — that’s up 20% in four years. By Jonny Evans May 14, 2024 6 mins Apple Mobile Apps Application Security Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe