Once wildly popular, Samsung ends China phone production

Retreat bodes ill for turnaround of its smartphone operations

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A Samsung store in Guangzhou, China. Its smartphones were once trendy in China but have since given way to local brands. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)

KOTARO HOSOKAWA and TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writers

SEOUL/GUANGZHOU -- Samsung Electronics' move to end smartphone production in China underscores a precipitous fall from grace in the world's largest market.

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