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        "msgid": "chinas-tech-giant-huaweis-glory-begins-to-crumble-in-2026-heres-the-proof-1775049387",
        "date": "2026-04-01 19:10:00",
        "title": "China's Tech Giant Huawei's Glory Begins to Crumble in 2026, Here's the Proof",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Technology",
        "summary": "Huawei, positioned as China's key player to reduce reliance on US-made Nvidia AI chips, is facing significant challenges in competing effectively, with external cloud computing revenue declining 3.5% to 32.16 billion yuan in 2025 amid slowing growth in its core ICT infrastructure segment. While overall cloud revenue saw a modest 4.8% increase, competitors like ByteDance are experiencing rapid expansion in AI cloud services, highlighting Huawei's struggles despite government support for domestic tech independence. This development underscores the intensifying US-China tech rivalry, where American AI hardware remains dominant globally.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - Huawei is touted as one of China\u2019s\n\u2018pillars\u2019 to break dependence on artificial intelligence (AI) chips made\nby Nvidia from the United States (US). When Nvidia chips are strictly\nbanned in China, Huawei is expected to seize a major opportunity through\nits Ascend AI chip products. This is also supported by government\nencouragement for Chinese companies to switch from US-made chips to\ndomestic ones. However, Huawei\u2019s success is not as robust as has been\nproclaimed. Huawei is still struggling to compete with Nvidia in the AI\nchip sector. In the latest report, the company\u2019s revenue has not shown\nan increase like its competitors, including domestic ones. Revenue from\nexternal customer cloud computing fell 3.5% to 32.16 billion yuan (Rp\n79.3 trillion) in 2025, cited from CNBC International, Wednesday\n(1\/4\/2026). The company\u2019s main ICT infrastructure segment experienced\nslowing revenue growth, from 4.9% in 2024 to 2.6% last year. Total ICT\nrevenue in 2025 reached 375.01 billion yuan (Rp 925.5 trillion). CNBC\nInternational notes that this segment includes the self-developed Ascend\nAI chip solutions by Huawei. That unit should be able to compete with\nNvidia. Meanwhile, overall cloud revenue, including for internal\ncustomers, increased 4.8% to 72.8 billion yuan (Rp 179.7 trillion). This\nrevenue decline occurs as ByteDance secures rapid growth for its AI\ncloud business. Yet, the TikTok parent company started from a small\nbase. Gradually, ByteDance has been aggressively advancing AI\ndevelopment for its company. One report indicates it is increasing\naccess to high-end Nvidia chips for data centres built in Malaysia.\nAdditionally, Reuters reported the company is collaborating with Alibaba\nto order new Huawei AI chips. ByteDance itself declined to comment. Poor\nrelations between the US and China have led each country to implement\nits own rules for chips. The US restricts access to Nvidia chips for\nChinese companies, while Beijing urges local technological independence.\nAI capabilities in both countries continue to compete. However, AI\ndevices developed in the US are still considered the most capable in the\nworld.<\/p>",
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