BREAKINGVIEWS — Huawei shifts from survivor to Nvidia challenger

(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are her own.) By Robyn Mak HONG KONG, Sept 24 (Reuters Breakingviews) — The Chinese giant unveiled new chips that mark its transformation from telecoms-kit maker to AI champion despite Western sanctions. Massive spending on innovation has eroded profitability and supersized its balance sheet, but that has equipped it to challenge the $5.5 trln titan. Full view will be published shortly. Follow Robyn Mak on X. Context News Huawei on September 17 announced it will launch two new artificial intelligence chips in 2027. David Wang, one of the Chinese tech firm's rotating chairs, said in a speech in Shanghai that the company plans to launch the 960DT in the first quarter of 2027 and the Ascend 960PR in the third quarter. (Editing by Una Galani; Production by Aditya Srivastav) ((For previous columns by the author, Reuters customers can click on MAK/ mailto:robyn.mak@thomsonreuters.com)