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Chinese citizens mass switching from iPhones to domestic Huawei smartphones as trade and technology tensions escalate between Washington and Beijing.

The South China Morning Post reported that consumers were spurred by a rising “nationalist sentiment” to support the Chinese tech giant which has been blacklisted by the US.

According to the newspaper, “nationalist rhetoric of ‘switch to Huawei’ has gained increasing traction as trade tensions escalate.”

Social media campaigns have been urging citizens to support Huawei at Apple’s expense in response to US-China trade disputes, it said.