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China’s ban on iPhone use accelerates

Employees at more state agencies and firms being told to leave ‘foreign devices’ at home

Pedestrians wait to cross a street outside an Apple store in Beijing on Sept 8. (Photo: Bloomberg)

More Chinese agencies and government-backed firms across the country have ordered staff to stop bringing iPhones and other foreign devices to work, setting in motion an unprecedented prohibition that is likely to block Apple and Samsung from parts of the world’s biggest mobile market.

Multiple state firms and government departments across at least eight provinces — including the…

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