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- Apple may be catching a break in China.
- Data showed foreign smartphone sales, the majority of which are iPhones, rose by 52% in April.
- That will be a relief to Apple, which has cut iPhone prices to try and fend off local competition.
Apple's China woes may finally be easing.
Shipments of foreign smartphones in China, the majority of which are iPhones, rose by 52% in April, according to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT) reported by Reuters.
The CAICT is a research firm affiliated with the Chinese government. Business Insider contacted the firm for further comment but didn't immediately hear back.