美国芯片公司“悄悄”游说政府,要求放宽华为禁令丨外媒说

路透社17日援引知情人士的消息称,包括高通、英特尔等在内的华为美国芯片供应商在秘密地施压美国政府,要求放宽华为禁令。

文章提到,甚至华为自己都没有向美国政府游说(Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying),但是美国芯片供应商却先按捺不住了。
Huawei’s American chip suppliers, including Qualcomm and Intel, are quietly pressing the U.S. government to ease its ban on sales to the Chinese tech giant, even as Huawei itself avoids typical government lobbying, people familiar with the situation said.
据知情人士消息,包括高通和英特尔在内的美国华为芯片供应商正在秘密地向美国政府施压,要求放宽对华为的限令,即便华为本身都回避向政府游说。
据知情人士称,美国顶级芯片制造商英特尔和赛灵思高管今年5月下旬出席了美国商务部的会议,商讨华为被美国列入黑名单之后的对策(a response to Huawei’s placement on the black list)。

文章称,美国这项禁令以政府所谓的“国家安全问题”(what the government said were national security issues)为由,禁止美国芯片供应商向华为售卖芯片。
有4位知情人士称,高通也在此问题上向美国商务部施压。
华为董事长梁华表示,谷歌也曾向政府提议,希望可以继续和华为做生意。
Google, which sells hardware, software and technical services to Huawei, has also advocated so it can keep selling to the company, Huawei Chairman Liang Hua told reporters in China earlier this month.
6月早些时候,华为董事长梁华表示,向华为出售硬件、软件和技术服务的谷歌,也曾倡议希望能继续向华为出售。
▌华为高管:从未请供应商替自己游说
据报道,华为公共与政府事务部总裁办副总裁安德鲁·威廉姆森(Andrew Williamson)在采访中表示,游说是企业自发行为,并非是华为授意。

In an interview in Mexico, Andrew Williamson, vice president of Huawei’s public affairs, said the company had not asked anyone specifically to lobby on its behalf.
在墨西哥的一次采访中,华为公共与政府事务部总裁办副总裁安德鲁·威廉姆森表示,华为从未要求任何人替自己游说美国政府。
“They’re doing it by their own desire because, for many of them, Huawei is one of their major customers,” he said, adding that chipmakers knew that cutting Huawei off could have “catastrophic” consequences for them.
他表示:“他们游说政府是出于自己的意愿,因为华为是他们的主要客户之一。”他补充道,这些制造商知道,制裁华为将对他们产生“灾难性的”后果。
▌芯片供应商:不为帮华为
另有知情人士表示,芯片供应商称,华为出售的电脑和智能手机产品,根本不可能出现美国政府所说的安全问题。
Chip makers argue that Hua*******ts selling products such as smartphones and computer servers use commonly available parts and are unlikely to present the same security concerns as the Chinese technology firm’s 5G networking gear, according to three people.
据三位知情人士称,华为出售的智能手机和电脑等产品使用的都是常规部件,不可能会出现美国担心的华为5G会出现的安全问题。
一位消息人士称,此举不是为了帮华为,而是防止自己受损。
“This isn’t about helping Huawei. It’s about preventing harm to American companies,” one of the people said.

以2018年的数据为例,华为2018年向美国购买零部件的价值就高达110亿美元。美国这一纸禁令,这些企业不知道要损失多少。
Out of $70 billion that Huawei spent buying components in 2018, some $11 billion went to U.S. firms including Qualcomm, Intel and Micron Technology Inc.
据悉,华为2018年共计购买价值700亿美元的零部件,其中约110亿美元的部件来自美国公司,包括高通、英特尔、美光等。
Qualcomm, for example, wants to be able to continue shipping chips to Huawei for common devices like phones and smart watches, a person familiar with the company’s situation said.
知情人士表示,就拿高通来说,他们希望可以继续向华为出售智能手机和智能手表等常规设备。
美国半导体产业协会(SIA)承认,曾多次安排企业与美国政府的磋商会谈,以帮助行业公司遵守禁令,也借此向政府官员介绍禁令对美国公司的影响。
“For technologies that do not relate to national security, it seems they shouldn’t fall within the scope of the order. And we have conveyed this perspective to government,” said Jimmy Goodrich, vice president of global policy at SIA.
“对于与国家安全无关的技术,似乎不应该被纳入禁令的范畴。我们已将这一观点传达给政府。”SIA全球政策副总裁吉米·古德里奇说。
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