The 2023 Mate 60 Pro ('
回归之战') launched without fanfare during US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo's Beijing visit; inside was the Kirin 9000S, the first domestically-fabricated 7nm-class 5G SoC since US export controls. Chinese media framed the launch as a technological 'breakthrough' (
突破) — Mate 60 sell-outs became a barometer of Huawei's comeback.
