Chinese Communist Party Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed support for Apple’s continued growth in China during a meeting with CEO Tim Cook on Friday. This sentiment echoed similar statements made by China’s Minister for Industry and Information Technology earlier in the week.
Reuters:
China is willing to help return Sino-U.S. economic and trade ties to a healthy and stable track of development through regular exchanges between government and enterprises, Wang added.
China will further optimize the business environment and continue to provide quality services for foreign enterprises, Wang said, but also told Cook that the highlighting of national security “is not conducive to normal economic and trade exchanges.”
MacDailyNews Take: The CCP seems to be nervously wishcasting.
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“welcomes Apple’s continued, deeper presence”
That’s what she said.
apple seems to be in love with ccp. they give china access to all the code on the iphone which could make it easier for them to find vulnerabilities they could use and they limit airdrop to 10 minutes in china since protesters where using it offline and china could not monitor the traffic with the great firewall of china. apple also removes vpn’s from apple store there. maybe tim cook will move to china after he retires and become a communist.
all data has to be stored in china also and be accessible by the chinese government which apple happily complied with.
Unusual Arrangement: Apple entered into an “unusual arrangement” with the Chinese government, sidestepping U.S. legislation that prohibits American companies from turning over data to Chinese law enforcement. (Source: “How Apple Gave Chinese Government Access to iCloud Data and Censored Apps”)
Data Storage in China: Apple stores user data, including emails, photos, documents, contacts, and locations, on servers in China, operated by Chinese firms such as Guizhou-Cloud Big Data (GCBD) and China Telecom. (Sources: “Apple Stores Data on Chinese Servers, Censors Apps for CCP: Report” and “Apple begins storing users’ personal data on servers in China”)
Encryption Keys: Although Apple claims to use encryption, the encryption keys for Chinese-stored data are reportedly stored offshore, making it possible for Chinese authorities to access the data. (Source: “Apple begins storing users’ personal data on servers in China”)
Censorship: Apple has also censored apps and content in China, complying with the country’s strict regulations. (Source: “How Apple Gave Chinese Government Access to iCloud Data and Censored Apps”)
Tim Cook’s Visit: In October 2024, Apple CEO Tim Cook met with China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology, promising to continue investing in China and growing its supply chain. (Source: “Apple’s (AAPL) Tim Cook Visits China, Talks Data Security With Minister”)