Apple CEO Tim Cook pledges donations to China’s flood-hit Shanxi province

The Californian tech giant is giving an undisclosed sum to help with disaster relief efforts in the northern province of Shanxi. Big Tech firms in China have been responding to calls by Beijing to contribute more to society in pursuit of “common prosperity”. — SCMP

Apple has joined a growing list of tech companies pledging donations for flood relief efforts in China’s northern province of Shanxi, where heavy rains earlier this month left 15 people killed and 19,000 buildings destroyed.

“As the Shanxi region turns toward recovery, we want to do our part supporting relief efforts and helping with the rebuilding,” Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Chinese microblogging site Weibo on Wednesday. “Apple is making a donation to help the affected communities.”