Strong Chinese presence at Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona

STORY: Strong Chinese presence at Mobile World Congress 2022 in Barcelona DATELINE: March 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:45 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: various of Mobile World Congress 2022 in BarcelonaSOUNDBITE 1 (English): TOM HERON, Xiaomi Technology's head of communications, Western EuropeSOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID AN WEI, CTO of Group Asia for ZTEvarious of Mobile World Congress 2022 in BarcelonaSOUNDBITE 3 (Spanish): JOAN VICENS SARD, Generalitat's general manager for FDI Attraction STORYLINE: Around 50 Chinese companies, including Huawei, ZTE and Xiaomi, are present at the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), which opened its doors in Barcelona on Monday. According to the market research company Counterpoint Research, seven out of the top 10 smartphone brands most popular in Europe are based in China, and the Chinese manufacturers present at the MWC appear determined to bring this figure higher. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of the MWC and last year's