The two firms abruptly canceled their events, without giving reasons for their decision. They will be postponed to a date yet unknown.
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Yesterday, August 2, 2022, several flagship smartphones should have been announced from China, including the Motorola Razr 2022 and Moto X30 Pro, but also the OnePlus Ace Pro. However, on the very day of the presentation, the two manufacturers suddenly canceled their conferences, without providing any real details on the reasons which led them to this postponement.
Intriguing changes
It is extremely rare for such important events for a company to be canceled at the last minute. Especially since two manufacturers are concerned, thus leaving aside the track of internal reasons.
In a brief post on the Chinese social network Weibo, Motorola states: We are sorry to inform you that the new motorcycle product launch scheduled for 7:30 tonight has been canceled for some reason. We always sincerely hope to bring new motorcycle products to the world and remain the brand Chinese users love.
For the further information, please continue to pay attention to the official motorcycle platforms, thank you “. And to add: We are deeply sorry about this and thank you for your enthusiastic support for new motorcycle products.« .
For its part, OnePlus specifies on this same platform: “ We are very sorry that the OnePlus Ace Pro new product launch conference and recent related activities have been postponed for some reason, and follow-up plans will be announced separately.“. Despite everything, the international launch of the OnePlus 10T which will be held today from New York should meanwhile be maintained.
A fear of China following US political actions
The tension between the United States and China is growing. The Middle Kingdom considers that Taiwan is fully integrated into the state of Xi Jinping, but the peninsula claims its independence. The latest actions of the US government have led China to believe that it will not remain neutral in this conflict.
Indeed, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, landed yesterday in Taiwan even though Beijing had issued a series of warnings to this effect. As USA Today points out, in a press release, Nancy Polesi adds: “ America’s solidarity with Taiwan’s 23 million people matters more than ever as the world faces a choice between autocracy and democracy« .
Such a rise in tension between the two world powers then prompted Motorola and OnePlus to postpone their events.
For its part, the chipmaker TSMC had earlier made known on American TV channels its fear for the future in the context of this conflict between China and Taiwan. In the event of the invasion of the peninsula by the Chinese army, the TSMC factories could then no longer be operational. ” War has no winners, everyone is a loser“, had then declared the CEO of the company.
Like the Russian-Ukrainian war, this political conflict is not without impact on the industrial world and more specifically on the tech sector.
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