Apple’s China Business Faces Another Blow From Trump’s Huawei Ban
- Trade tension late last year dented iPhone sales in China
- Huawei phones without Google are boost for Apple elsewhere
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The U.S. crackdown on Huawei Technologies Co. could make Apple Inc.’s already troubled business in China even more difficult, hobbling iPhone sales in the world’s biggest smartphone market and disrupting the company’s supply chain, according to analysts.
Last week, U.S. President Donald Trump effectively banned U.S. companies from working with Huawei. That’s sparked concern on Wall Street about potential retaliation by China, where iPhones are assembled and where Apple gets about a fifth of its revenue.