R&D - The Chinese citizens can not afford new stuff. Todays individuals rather give up their cars than their cell phone = FACT 1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/03/foreign-phone-sales-plunge-47percent-in-china-spelling-trouble-for-apple.html Foreign phone sales plunge 47% in China 2. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-subsidize-smartphone-purchases-bid-044521695.html?guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAJUs1b_hg6NkBwFWO-asl12pGFI3mrxbg3d68KduJgQdc9Tel0wyU-sM_9HOTkcLKs_3Ondsb4DFX0oDvpO-KueHIs4tV81WFToiCzYV7x3oTBXkxXEjrhTrDVTArYXWpayUZdhP2h1BlTvOM1d6RQIzrxYYHm0BrmD99a4E7vu6 China to Subsidize Smartphone Purchases in Bid to Lift Spending 3. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/27/chinas-industrial-profits-extend-decline-to-a-fourth-straight-month-dropping-7point3percent.html China’s industrial profits extend decline to a fourth straight month, dropping 7.3% in November 4. https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/china/chinas-declining-productivity-factors-behind-economic-slowdown/articleshow/116846126.cms Chinas Declining Productivity Factors Behind Economic Slowdown YANG