Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during the opening ceremony of the 4th World Internet Conference in Wuzhen in China's eastern Zhejiang province on December 3, 2017. The conference is held in Wuzhen from December 3 to 5. / AFP PHOTO / - / China OUT
Apple Inc’s Tim Cook and Google’s Sundar Pichai made their first appearances at China’s World Internet Conference, bringing star power to a gathering the Chinese government uses to promote its strategy of tight controls online.
Apple’s chief executive officer gave a surprise keynote at the opening ceremony on Dec 3, calling for future Internet and AI technologies to be infused with privacy, security and humanity. The same day, one of China’s most-senior officials called for more aggressive government involvement online to combat terrorism and criminals. Wang Huning, one of seven men on China’s top decision-making body, even called for a global response team to go well beyond its borders.
