Apple dodged a DeepSeek sell-off, but its China headache hasn't gone away
1. Apple's iPhone sales in China dropped 11% last quarter. 2. DeepSeek's issue did not impact AAPL, but competition remains a concern. 3. Tim Cook attributes declines to channel inventory changes and strong competition. 4. Huawei's smartphone sales grew by 15.5%, while Apple's fell by 18.2%. 5. Analysts expect a rebound in China with the upcoming Apple Intelligence rollout.