The world's most populous country will get an opportunity to join the international craze for BlackBerry handsets following approval for Research in Motion to sell its communication devices in China.
The Chinese government has been slow to endorse the BlackBerry in part because of security issues. Some reports have suggested that the regime was concerned that the device's encryption technology would prevent state agents from eavesdropping on suspicious communications.
The BlackBerry will face a local rival, China's second largest mobile phone operator China Unicom markets a mobile email device cheekily called the RedBerry. (more)
