Huawei smartphones last week at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP

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Topic | US-China tech war

Mark Magnier

Published: 7:49am, 15 Jan, 2020

Updated: 10:29am, 15 Jan, 2020

Huawei smartphones last week at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Photo: AFP

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Mark Magnier

Mark Magnier is a US correspondent based in Washington. Before joining the Post, he worked for the Wall Street Journal in China and for the Los Angeles Times in India, China and Japan. He’s covered the Chinese economy, China and India’s explosive rise and conflicts in Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.