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Two suspected Chinese intelligence officers have been charged with attempting to obstruct a US criminal investigation of Chinese tech giant Huawei by offering bribes to someone they thought could provide inside information, the Justice Department has announced. The defendants are accused of paying tens of thousands of dollars in digital currency, along with cash and jewellery, to a US official they thought they had recruited as an asset. But the person was actually a double agent working for the FBI, the department said on Monday. That prosecution, as well as two other cases involving Chinese operatives, was highlighted Monday at a news conference that featured the heads of both the FBI and the Justice Department, a rare joint presence reflecting a concerted American show of force against Chinese intelligence efforts. Washington has long accused Beijing of meddling in US political affairs and stealing secrets and intellectual property. Besides the two men on Monday, 11 other Chinese
For the first time in recent years, Apple's iPhone sales made up half of China's high-end smartphone market as the US tech giant took a lead over Chinese brands, especially Huawei which is facing a survival crisis as the world economy headed for a prolonged recession. Strong iPhone 13 sales helped Apple take up 46 per cent of China's market for smartphones that cost more than USD 400 (Rs 31,000 approx), while Chinese firm Vivo jumped to second place for the first time as rivals try to fill the hole left by Huawei, media reports here said. iPhone sales made up half of all smartphones sold for more than USD 400 in China in the second quarter, solidifying the US tech giants' lead as the top premium handset vendor in the country, according to a report of global industry analysis firm Counterpoint Research released on Wednesday. Most notably, Huawei has struggled to sell new models launched since coming under US sanctions in 2019. Huawei Technologies Co founder Ren Zhengfei has recently