A look at a low-end smartphone maker that is growing into a major contractor for Apple.
Wingtech Technology is taking flight. The once little-known Chinese designer of low-end smartphones has become a major contractor for Apple and aspiring semiconductor producer — and the subject of international controversy over its acquisition of U.K.-based chipmaker Newport Wafer Fab.
For Wingtech, that deal is just one of several savvy investments that it’s made in the last five years, as the company seeks to muscle its way into China’s burgeoning chips industry. This week, The Wi
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When Joe Biden took office, many of his supporters thought the first order of business would be unwinding Donald Trump's trade war with China. But his trade czar, Katherine Tai, has been largely MIA, a stark contrast to her predecessor, the fiery and ubiquitous Robert Lighthizer. So what has Tai been up to?
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