Cook was in Beijing just last month, when he promised to keep investing in the country and also underscored its vital role in the iPhone maker’s global operations. — Reuters
Apple Inc chief executive officer Tim Cook is visiting China for at least the third time this year, showing up at a suppliers’ conference on the same day a top Beijing official convened an important meeting with a group of foreign CEOs.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang is expected to meet with top corporate executives on Nov 25 ahead of the event, just as companies worldwide are bracing for US President-elect Donald Trump’s threat to hike tariffs on Chinese goods. Disruptions to trade are a source of concern especially for Apple, which makes the majority of its iPhones through Foxconn in the country and counts China its biggest market after the US.
