(Reuters) -China ordered officials at central government agencies not to use Apple's iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Apple and China's State Council Information Office, which handles media queries on behalf of the Chinese government, did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for comment. No immediate impact is expected on earnings, however, considering the popularity of the iPhone in China, CFRA Research analyst Angelo Zino said. The latest restriction by China mirrors similar bans taken in the United States against Chinese smartphone maker Huawei Technologies and short video platform TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance. (Reporting by Baranjot Kaur, Jaspreet Singh and Samrhitha Arunasalam in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza, Miral Fahmy and Shounak Dasgupta)

Source: Wall Street Journal September 06, 2023 14:30 UTC