Tim Cook: Apple works with China because ‘nothing ever changes from the sideline’


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 07 Dec 2017

Tim Cook (R), chief executive officer of Apple, speaks at a plenary session during the 2017 Fortune Global Forum in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 6, 2017. (Xinhua/Sun Ruibo/Sipa USA/TNS)

Apple continues to do business with the Chinese government despite receiving scrutiny and criticism. That business has been Faustian at times – for example, the Cupertino tech giant has removed apps that Beijing does not like. 

On Dec 6 in the southern metropolis of Guangzhou, CEO Tim Cook explained the delicate relationship between his company and China. 

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