Apple suppliers slide on China anxiety, threat from Huawei
  SHANGHAI:  China's widening curbs on iPhone use by government staff intensified a sell-off in global tech stocks on Friday on fears Apple and its supplier s could take a hit from rising Sino-US tensions and growing com Pet ition from Huawei.  Apple shares tumbled 6.4% in the previous two days, wiping $190 billion from its market capitalisation, following news Beijing ordered some central government employees in recent weeks to stop using iPhones at work.  Several Wall Street analysts on Friday said the selloff was overdone, claiming that any revenue hit for Apple would likely be small due to the phone's popularity in China. After two days of declines, Apple shares rebounded in Friday trading, up 1.3%.  Apple is facing stepped-up com Pet ition from China's Huawei, which launched two new smartphones - the foldable Mate X5 and the Mate 60 Pro+ - that drew global attention for showcasing resilience to US sanctions.  Some analysts believe Huawei...
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