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Chinese Communist Party’s flagship paper urges Apple to fix ‘monopolistic’ policies
Apple must ease its App Store restrictions and address “monopolistic” practices, according to the Chinese Communist Party’s flagship…
Apple lowers App Store commission fees after CCP pressure
Apple announced on Thursday that it will reduce the commission fees it collects from the App Store in mainland China, following discussions…
Apple shareholders reject proposal for China manufacturing risk report
Apple shareholders rejected a proposal on Tuesday that called for the company to issue a report detailing its heavy reliance on China…
CIA warned Apple CEO Tim Cook that communist China could move on Taiwan by 2027
Apple CEO Tim Cook was among a select group of Silicon Valley leaders who received a classified briefing from the CIA regarding Taiwan…
Apple free of U.S. tariffs on chips imported from China through June 2027
Apple has gained extra time to adjust to potential tariffs on chips imported from China, as any cost impact has been delayed until June 2027…
Apple pulls two gay dating apps in China to comply with government order
Apple announced the removal of two prominent gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its App Store in China to comply with a directive…
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…
Apple sues former Apple Watch staffer alleging theft of trade secrets for Oppo
Apple is suing a former Apple Watch team employee who left to join Oppo, alleging that he “conspired to steal Apple’s trade secrets…
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…
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…
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…
Germany asks Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from app stores
Germany’s data protection commissioner, Meike Kamp, has requested that Apple and Google remove the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from…
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 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…
China’s Huawei unveils in-house PC operating system to replace Microsoft’s Windows
Chinese Communist Party-controlled Huawei Technologies Co. debuted its first in-house operating system for personal computers, offering…
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…
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…
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…
Apple looks to boost iPhone production in India by 10% this year despite CCP roadblocks
Apple intends to boost iPhone production in India by approximately 10% in 2025, as reported by a source within the company’s supply chain…
President Trump extends TikTok deal deadline by 75 days, touts ‘tremendous progress’
On Friday, President Donald Trump granted a 75-day extension to the deadline for ByteDance, a Chinese tech company, to divest the…
With Apple’s in-house AI efforts sputtering, China’s AI diktats may end up being a blessing
As of now, there are no official updates regarding the introduction of Apple Intelligence in China. However, Apple CEO Tim Cook’s recent…
Apple CEO visits Hangzhou, China, DeepSeek’s hometown
Apple CEO Tim Cook traveled to Hangzhou, China’s AI hub and home to DeepSeek, a rising star in artificial intelligence known for developing…
Apple starts new $99 million China Clean Energy Fund
On March 24, 2025, Apple announced the establishment of a new clean energy fund in China, valued at approximately $99.22 million…
China welcomes Apple expansion, commerce minister assures Tim Cook
On Monday, China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao assured Apple CEO Tim Cook that the company is encouraged to increase its…
Analysts expect India to supply 25 percent of Apple’s iPhones by 2027
Mobile phones have now eclipsed diamonds as India’s leading export. Currently, about 15% of Apple’s iPhones are manufactured in India…
DeepSeek app not available in Apple and Google app stores in Italy
The Chinese AI app DeepSeek, which gained significant attention this week and contributed to a drop in tech stock prices, was not accessible…
Wall St set to open sharply lower on news of China’s ‘DeepSeek’ AI
Wall Street was poised for a decline, triggered by the increasing popularity of an affordable Chinese AI model called “DeepSeek.”
TikTok loses Supreme Court battle to stop U.S. ban
The Supreme Court upheld a U.S. law that bans TikTok on January 19th unless it is sold to an owner not controlled by a foreign adversary…
U.S. weighs ban on America’s most-popular router, China’s TP-Link
U.S. authorities are investigating whether TP-Link, a Chinese router manufacturer with approximately 65% of the U.S. home and…
Apple in talks with Tencent, ByteDance to roll out Apple Intelligence in China
Apple, the world’s most valuable company, is in talks with Tencent and TikTok owner ByteDance about integrating their artificial…
U.S. Supreme Court to consider TikTok bid to halt ban
The U.S. Supreme Court announced Wednesday that it will hear TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance’s challenge to a law…
Federal appeals court upholds U.S. ban of TikTok
A panel of three federal Appeals Court judges have ruled that TikTok can be banned in the United States due to national security concerns…
Apple reportedly hits snags adapting Apple Intelligence for CCP-controlled China
Apple is facing challenges in introducing Apple Intelligence to the Chinese market due to the Chinese Communist Party’s strict…
Apple Intelligence likely to be highly censored in China, if it ever launches
Apple is facing significant challenges in introducing its AI models to the Chinese market. A top Chinese official has warned that…
Apple’s Cook attends CEO summit on trade with Chinese premier
Cook, who’s visiting the country for at least the third time this year, joined top executives of global firms including Rio Tinto…
FBI investigating possible Chinese hack of U.S. presidential campaign officials’ iPhones
The FBI has been notified of evidence of hacking on the iPhones of two senior officials at one of the presidential campaigns…
Apple significantly ups Indian iPhone production in shift away from China
One of the most significant shifts in global manufacturing is the effort to reduce reliance on Chinese Communist Party-controlled China…
Chinese Communist Party welcomes Apple’s continued, deeper presence
Chinese Communist Party Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed support for Apple’s continued growth in China during a meeting…
Apple CEO Cook says company will increase investment in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook announced during a meeting with Chinese Communist Party officials in Beijing that the company will increase…
In China, the App Store is censored; Apple should expose exactly how – WaPo
A new report by internet freedom advocates exposes limited app availability in China’s App Store, likely due to government censorship…
