Joe McDonald

AP Business Writer

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

Travelers wearing masks line up to buy train tickets at a railway station in Yichang in central China's Hubei province Wednesday, March 25, 2020. Trains carrying factory employees back to work after two months in locked-down cities rolled out of Hubei province, the center of China's virus outbreak, as the government on Wednesday began lifting the last of the controls that confined tens of millions of people to their homes.

China Reopens Hubei

Roadblocks on bridges and at expressway gates opened, allowing trucks and cars through for the first time in two months.

Huawei Unveils Android Replacement

The announcement of HarmonyOS highlights the growing ability of Huawei to reduce its reliance on American vendors.

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Huawei Sales Up 23%

American pressure "has galvanized our people and reinvigorated the company," chairman Liang Hua said.

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China Cuts Chip Maker Taxes

Under the new measure, software and integrated circuit companies founded by the end of 2018 will owe no income tax for two years.

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China: U.S. is Blocking Tech Dev

Huawei, the biggest global maker of switching gear for phone and internet companies, denies accusations it facilitates Chinese spying.

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Pirated Software Makes China More Vulnerable

Some 70 percent of computers in China run unlicensed software, the highest level among large countries.