The Chinese smartphone market is incredibly competitive, making it nearly impossible for international companies to dominate. That’s because local vendors offer extremely competitive prices for high-end devices. That makes it more challenging for companies like Apple and Samsung to compete. Yet the former still manages to sell plenty of phones every year. Moreover, Apple has done something incredible over the course of the holiday 2021 quarter. iPhone 13 sales propelled the company to the top of the Chinese smartphone market. Apple outsold every smartphone maker in the region, a feat unseen since the iPhone 6 supercycle (the December 2014 quarter)….