A surprise inside

Huawei's new phone is a win for China

It is rare that the release of a new model of a mobile phone can provoke a rethink of major geopolitical and geo-economic strategies. But that is likely to be the fallout of the new Mate 60 Pro handset, released in recent days by China’s flagship mobile phone manufacturer, Huawei Technologies. The new handset — priced aggressively in its home territory, at a sharp discount to equivalent models from Apple and Samsung — will no doubt be evaluated by the market on the basis of its capabilities. But whether or not it is a commercial success is irrelevant to its