Huawei in 'survival mode' as suppliers race to beat US deadline

Less than three weeks remain to ship vital mobile chips under last crackdown

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Analysts warn that Huawei's smartphone shipments could plunge nearly 75% if its inventories of crucial mobile chips dry up. © Reuters

CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies and its suppliers are working around the clock to beat a U.S. government deadline for shipping crucial mobile chips to the Chinese smartphone maker, part of a Washington crackdown that industry insiders say has the company fighting for survival.

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