China's Huami keeps pace as it goes head to head with Fitbit
Beijing
HUANG Wang isn't lacking for ambition: The chief executive officer of China's Huami Inc is preparing to challenge Fitbit Inc's global dominance with a string of new wearable fitness devices.
The feisty startup and Fitbit's biggest Chinese rival plans to introduce the line of more sophisticated fitness trackers over the coming year - at one tenth the price of the US company's gadgets.
"Over the next year, our entire product line will be about the same as Fitbit's. Whatever they…
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