BEIJING — As Apple grapples with falling iPhone sales this year, it is pushing to cut better deals for parts with its suppliers, while carriers in the crucial China market have mobilised to push iPhone sales with deep discounts.In recent months, Apple suppliers say the Cupertino, California, company has told them to accept price cuts for parts destined for the next-generation iPhone while cutting forecasts for order volume. This is likely to hurt some suppliers’ earnings in the second half of the year.Meanwhile, in the past two weeks, China Telecom has started selling unlocked 16-gigabyte iPhone 6s models for 4,288 yuan ($642), based on checks at its retail outlets. That is below a price of 5,288 yuan listed on Apple’s China website.READ THIS: NEWS ANALYSIS: Apple Ireland ruling spells end of easy EU taxes for global companiesRival carriers China Mobile and China Unicom have also offered fresh iPhone discounts, although they are not as steep as China Telecom’s.In the US, major tele...
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