China's Oppo cancels live online phone launch in India amid border tension


Chinese smartphone brands, including Oppo and Xiaomi, account for eight of every 10 smartphones sold in India.- Photo: Oppo

NEW DELHI (Reuters): China's Oppo cancelled the live online launch of its flagship smartphone in India on Wednesday (June 17) after a border clash between the two countries that has renewed calls from local Indian trader groups to shun Chinese products.

Soldiers from India and China fought each other with nail-studded clubs and stones on a disputed Himalayan mountain frontier this week, leading to the death of 20 Indian soldiers in the worst clash since 1967.

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