China Plans to Push Qualcomm to Lower Patent Fees for Phonemakers

China offers Qualcomm an opportunity to end the government's 13-month anti-monopoly probe if they will accept lower royalty payments for technology used by domestic smartphone manufacturers.

China Said to Push Qualcomm to Lower Patent Fees for Phonemakers - Bloomberg
China wants Qualcomm Inc. to accept lower royalty payments for technology used by domestic smartphone manufacturers, people familiar with the matter said, in a proposal that would hurt the chipmaker’s main source of profit.