Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend
By Che Pan and Laurie Chen BEIJING, March 19 (Reuters) – Apple posted a 23% surge in China smartphone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026, bucking a broader market decline as some Android phone makers raised prices in response to higher costs for memory chips. China’s overall smartphone market fell 4% year-on-year in…