Huawei's US woes give Samsung and Chinese rivals chance to strike

Competitors poised to gain in Europe and Middle East

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People arrive for a product presentation at Huawei in Beijing on Jan. 24. The world's second-largest smartphone maker stands to lose ground not only to top rival Samsung but also to smaller Chinese players Xiaomi and Oppo. © Reuters

COCO LIU, CHENG TING-FANG and LAULY LI, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG/TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies' mounting legal troubles in the U.S. have given smartphone rivals such as Samsung Electronics a chance to regain lost ground as they battle the Chinese tech giant for share in a slowing global market.

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