For years, officials in China have been told to shun foreign devices. Now reports of renewed curbs have unnerved Apple’s investors, heightening geopolitical tensions.
Category: China
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As Smartphone Industry Sputters, the iPhone Expands Its Dominance
Apple, which is set to release a new iPhone on Tuesday, has increased its share of smartphone sales by converting Android customers and adding teenagers.
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China May Ban Clothes That Hurt People’s Feelings. People Are Outraged.
A proposal evokes memories of 1980s China, when opening up to the world set off a debate over flared pants and men with long hair, what the party called “weird attire.”
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Daniel Zhang Steps Down From Alibaba
Daniel Zhang, who had been expected to give up his chief executive and chairman roles this month, is also leaving as head of the company’s cloud division.
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China Is Full of Risk For U.S. Companies
Doing business in China, once seen as a can’t-miss opportunity, poses a troubling dilemma: Reasons to stay can be as compelling as the reasons to retreat.
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Toyota’s Dominance Threatened by Rise of Electric Vehicles
The world’s largest carmaker dominates the sales of hybrid cars but has been slow to sell all-electric vehicles, alienating some customers and hurting sales.
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Apple’s Stock Falls on Reports of a Chinese Government iPhone Ban
Shares in the tech giant fell on Wednesday following reports that Beijing would bar government workers from using the device.
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China’s Exports Fall for Fourth Straight Month
New data on trade showed continuing declines in both overseas sales and imports, signs of China’s economic struggles.
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China Is Flooding the World With Car Exports
Even as China’s other exports falter, its carmakers are seeing big increases in overseas sales, mainly for gasoline-powered models.
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Country Garden, China’s Indebted Developer, Meets Payment Deadline
The embattled Chinese property giant is said to have avoided default by meeting a deadline to pay interest on small loans. But it must repay billions within the next year.
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Chinese Cars Star at Munich Auto Show, Underscoring German Economic Woes
China, an electric-vehicle juggernaut, will have at least seven brands on display, while Germany’s automakers are now a drag on their home economy.
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China’s Biggest Homebuilder Fights to Survive as Economic Crisis Deepens
Once considered a survivor of China’s real estate turmoil, Country Garden is now at the center of the crisis and threatens the broader economy.