China is scrambling to keep its technology ambitions on track amid rising trade tensions with the US and other western nations

The top five spots in the country are now held solely by Chinese smartphone makers — for the first time ever

In May, the US Commerce Department revoked licences allowing companies including Intel and Qualcomm to ship chips used for laptops and handsets to Huawei

Once the biggest car seller in China, Toyota has seen its popularity drop in the country as it continues to play catch-up on EV tech

The challenge spells trouble for China’s furiously expanding AI industry — which remains cut off from cutting-edge chips due to US sanctions

TSMC is currently prohibited from producing advanced processors for China, as it uses American chipmaking tools, and hence falls under the purview of recent sanctions

The discounts on offer are more substantial than the ones Apple offered in February, which helped perk up the company's shipments in March

The smartphone-maker is expanding its reach, after four years of damage from US sanctions, backed by flashy showrooms, premium products and an army of distributors

The Chinese firm’s revenue was $24.65 billion for the first three months of the year after it saw its fastest earnings growth in four years in 2023

By potentially allowing Tesla to roll-out FSD, Beijing may be hoping for the ‘catfish effect’ to accelerate research and development by Chinese EV-makers

It's taken Huawei just four years to become a force in smart car technology even as US sanctions since 2019 hammered its businesses

The Chinese tech firm has also launched seven EV models in partnership with domestic automakers as it bids to become a major player in the sector