China has become the growth engine for the smart speaker market worldwide, contributing 52% to worldwide volume growth, against 16% from the U.S. in the second quarter this year, according to a report by analyst company Canalys.  The worldwide smart speaker market grew 187% in the second quarter, with shipments reaching 16.8 million units. Chinese tech giants Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd. and Xiaomi Inc shipped 3 million and 2 million smart speakers respectively, ranked third and fourth worldwide, following Google and Amazon. Alibaba and Xiaomi …

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