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Apple CEO Cook vows to increase investment in China
Apple plans to boost its investment in China, CEO Tim Cook stated during a Wednesday meeting with the nation’s industry minister…
Apple to start taking iPhone Air preorders in China on October 17th
Apple is set to introduce its ultra-thin iPhone Air in China following a brief pause to allow local carriers to gear up for the eSIM…
iPhone Air pre-orders to begin in China after carriers approved for eSIM services
Apple’s ultra-thin iPhone Air will be available for pre-order in China later this week, following regulatory approval for eSIM services from…
Apple’s iPhone launch day sees long queue at its Beijing store
On Friday, hundreds queued outside Apple’s flagship Beijing retail store for the iPhone 17 launch, signaling strong initial sales in the…
Apple postpones iPhone Air release in China as CCP keeps a tight grip on eSIMs
Apple is likely to postpone iPhone Air shipments in China, its thinnest model yet, as it addresses regulatory hurdles with local authorities…
Apple’s push to bring Apple Intelligence to China continues
Apple is advancing its efforts to launch Apple Intelligence in China by partnering with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Baidu Inc. to…
Foxconn boosts hiring in China for iPhone 17 series assembly
Foxconnp, Apple’s primary manufacturing partner, is significantly ramping up hiring at its factories in China to prepare for the iPhone 17…
Sales of foreign-branded phones, including Apple’s iPhone, in China down 31.3% in June
In June 2025, shipments of foreign-branded smartphones, including Apple Inc.’s iPhone, plummeted 31.3% year-on-year in China…
Apple assembling all four US-bound ‘iPhone 17’ models in India, not China
Aiming to lessen U.S import tariff impact, Apple is boosting iPhone production in India across five factories, including two recently opened…
President Trump, Apple to reveal new $100 billion American manufacturing investment
President Donald Trump will announce on Wednesday that Apple plans to invest an additional $100 billion in U.S. manufacturing, marking…
President Trump says he will levy 25% import tariff on India starting August 1st
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on India effective August 1st and indicated an additional penalty related to…
Ahead of earnings, Apple under pressure from slow-to-no AI roll-out, U.S. import tariffs
Apple faces challenges heading into Thursday’s earnings, including a late entry into the high-stakes AI race, U.S. import tariffs, and…
Driven by Apple’s iPhone, India overtakes China as the leading manufacturer for smartphones sold in America
New research from Canalys (now part of Omdia) reveals that United States smartphone shipments grew by 1% in Q2 2025 as…
TikTok will go dark in America without Chinese approval of sale deal – U.S. commerce secretary Lutnick
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick stated on Thursday that TikTok must cease its American operations unless China approves a sale…
Worldwide smartphone market grows 1.0% in Q2 2025 – IDC
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, global…
Apple’s iPhone takes 13.5% share of China’s Q225 smartphone unit sales
According to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker, China’s…
President Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro blasts Apple CEO Tim Cook over China production
President Trump’s trade advisor Peter Navarro accused Apple CEO Cook of dragging his feet on shifting production out for CCP-controlled China…
Chinese sales of foreign phone makers, including Apple, drop 9.7% in May
Sales of foreign-branded mobile phones in China, including Apple, dropped 9.7% year-on-year in May, according to data from…
Apple iPhone sales grow in China for first time since 2023
Apple’s iPhone sales in China increased by 8% in Q2, marking the first growth since Q2 2023, per Counterpoint Research. Promotional pricing…
Morgan Stanley sees higher-than-expected iPhone and iPad sales for June quarter
Morgan Stanley expects that “deep” 618 Festival channel promotions in China are driving higher-than-expected iPhone and iPad…
Apple joins China’s national subsidy program
Apple has joined China’s national subsidy program, giving a lift to the U.S. company as it faces fierce competition from major local rivals…
China’s 618 shopping festival sees record-breaking sales, stellar performance for Apple
For Apple, the 618 chopping festival underscored its ability to adapt to China’s competitive market, using price cuts and subsidies to…
How Tim Cook’s Apple may have undermined America’s lead in technological innovation and even its national security
By offshoring much of its production to China, Apple not only transformed global supply chains but also turbocharged China’s technological…
Apple’s global iPhone sales increase double digits in Apr-May; iPhone regains No.1 spot in China
According to preliminary data from Counterpoint Research’s Market Pulse Global Monthly Smartphone Sales Report, iPhone sales grew…
President Trump says US-China trade deal is ‘done’ pending presidential approval
American President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Wednesday, stating, “our deal with China is done, subject to final approval…
Apple Intelligence with Alibaba rollout in China held up by CCP regulator
Apple’s rollout of Apple Intelligence services powered by state-sanctioned Alibaba in China is being held up by a Chinese Communist Party…
Apple iPhone sales in China edge up in April
Foreign-branded mobile phone sales in China, primarily Apple’s iPhones, slightly increased in April, per data from a government-affiliated…
Apple boosts iPhone trade-in discounts in China
Apple has announced additional trade-in discounts for new iPhones in China, effective until June 18, 2025, as stated on its website…
Apple assembler Foxconn to invest $1.5 billion in India
Foxconn, a major Apple assembler, will invest $1.5 billion in its India unit to expand iPhone manufacturing outside tariff-impacted China…
Apple is currently enjoying a ‘dream scenario’ – Daniel Ives
Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives recently called the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause “a dream scenario” for Apple. Ives…
Apple’s iPhone shipments in China plunge nearly 50% in March
Shipments of foreign-branded cellphones in China, which is mostly attributable to Apple’s iPhones, fell 49.6% year-over-year in March…
U.S. smartphone shipments rose 30% in March, spurred by tariff concerns
Smartphone shipments to the U.S. jumped 30% in March as manufacturers Apple, Samsung, and Motorola rushed to import more devices…
Chinese e-commerce sites offer up to $351 off Apple’s latest iPhones
Chinese e-commerce platforms are slashing prices on iPhone 16 models by up to 2,530 yuan ($351) to boost sales after Apple saw…
Apple’s China detox is long overdue
Much of Apple’s success was/is due to its supply chain in China. For years now, geopolitical tensions and trade wars have been calling…
Apple’s valuation surges $180 billion as President Trump reveals he spoke to CEO Tim Cook after China tariffs deal
Apple’s stock jumped 6% on Monday, adding roughly $180 billion to its market cap after the U.S. and China agreed to a deal on reciprocal…
Dow surges more than 1,000 points after U.S. and China agree to temporary tariff cuts
U.S. stocks rallied Monday after the U.S. and China agreed to temporarily slash tariffs following negotiations over the weekend in…
U.S. and China agree to slash tariffs for 90 days in major trade breakthrough
On Monday, the U.S. and China agreed to suspend most tariffs on each other’s goods, signaling a reduction in trade tensions between…
Heavily censored Apple Intelligence expected in China with iOS 18.6 release next month
A heavily censored Apple Intelligence is finally expected to arrive in China with Apple’s release of iOS 18.6 in June…
U.S. jobs growth well above expectations with 177,000 in April
Job growth in America was stronger than expected in April. Nonfarm payrolls increased a seasonally adjusted 177,000 for the month…
Apple’s earnings call: 4 key issues
Apple is gearing up for its Q2 earnings report on Thursday, navigating tariff and supply chain hurdles. Tariffs are a key focus…
No, Amazon was never going to commit the ‘confrontational and political act’ of listing tariff costs on products
Amazon has refuted baseless claims that it would display tariff impacts alongside product prices on its e-commerce platform, a move that…
