GUANGZHOU -- Smartphone makers and sellers are cutting prices on brands from iPhone to Xiaomi as they seek to make the cut for government subsidies designed to prop up demand.
Beijing seeks to revive a sector hampered by economic slowdown

Chinese subsidies are bringing customers back to smartphone shops. (Photo by Itsuro Fujino)
GUANGZHOU -- Smartphone makers and sellers are cutting prices on brands from iPhone to Xiaomi as they seek to make the cut for government subsidies designed to prop up demand.