China widens market share in EVs, dozen other high-tech fields

Chinese companies lead in 15 categories, second only to Americans

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China's BYD rose to become the fourth-largest EV manufacturer last year. © Reuters

YUTA TSUNASHIMA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Chinese companies have captured more global market share in 13 high-technology products and services, from electric vehicles to smartphones, Nikkei research shows, underscoring China's outsized presence in global supply chains.

Out of 28 high-tech categories reviewed by Nikkei, China widened its share in 13 in 2021. Chinese companies lost market share in six categories and did not make the top five in the remaining nine.

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