China's Oppo plots next step after smartphone sales ban in Germany

Loss of patent case pushes manufacturer back to the strategic drawing board

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Customers visit an Oppo store in Guangzhou, China. The smartphone maker seeks opportunities overseas amid intense competition at home. (Photo by Takashi Kawakami)

TAKASHI KAWAKAMI, Nikkei staff writer

GUANGZHOU -- China's Oppo, the world's fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer, faces the task of overhauling its overseas business strategy after essentially being kicked out of Germany.

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