Smartphone makers brace for long haul
Epidemic and trade expo cancellation fail to dent enthusiasm of companies
As the world's biggest show in the mobile communications industry, the Mobile World Congress, or MWC Barcelona 2020, was canceled this year amid concerns about the virus outbreak, Chinese company Xiaomi Corp unveiled its latest smartphone on Thursday.
The first smartphone release in China since the novel coronavirus outbreak underlines how the nation's mobile industry is working to maintain normal economic activities despite the temporary obstacles caused by the epidemic, experts said.
It also underlines how the global electronics sector is joining hands to keep supply chains functioning at a time of common difficulties, they said.