Chinese media downplaying Apple's reported $275B deal with the country
State-run media in China is downplaying and questioning reports that Apple CEO Tim Cook signed a secretive $275 billion deal with the Chinese government.
Apple in China
Apple is again facing scrutiny over its relationship with China in the wake of a Tuesday report suggesting that Cook personally lobbied Chinese officials as part of broader concessions to regulators in the country.
However, state-run media outlet Global Times defended the investments in a commentary piece, stating that criticism of Apple's ties to China are "clearly driven by the political correctness' of Sinophobia," according to the South China Morning Post.
"Forcing American companies to decouple from China is forcing them to decouple from opportunities and gains," read the Global Times piece. "This is as good as McCarthyism for business."
In addition, the article -- which has been widely shared on Chinese media outlets -- questioned the $275 billion investment, claiming that such a large amount would have garnered more attention.
The report that Apple secretly lobbied the Chinese government, citing internal documents and other sources, suggested that the promised investments would include using more Chinese-source components, inking deals with Chinese software makers, and investing directly in Chinese technology companies.
Additionally, the agreement reportedly included Apple's promise to "strictly abide by Chinese laws and regulations."
It claims that Cook personally visited China and 2016 and signed the five-year agreement with the Chinese government amid a rash of regulatory pushback in the country.
After allegedly signing the deal in 2016, Apple invested $1 billion in a Chinese ride-hailing company, set up research and development centers in the country, and moved iCloud data from Chinese users to domestic servers.
China, as the largest smartphone market in the world, is a critical region for Apple. Earlier in 2021, the Cupertino tech giant regained its title as the largest smartphone brand in the country for the first time since 2015.
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Apple in China
Apple is again facing scrutiny over its relationship with China in the wake of a Tuesday report suggesting that Cook personally lobbied Chinese officials as part of broader concessions to regulators in the country.
However, state-run media outlet Global Times defended the investments in a commentary piece, stating that criticism of Apple's ties to China are "clearly driven by the political correctness' of Sinophobia," according to the South China Morning Post.
"Forcing American companies to decouple from China is forcing them to decouple from opportunities and gains," read the Global Times piece. "This is as good as McCarthyism for business."
In addition, the article -- which has been widely shared on Chinese media outlets -- questioned the $275 billion investment, claiming that such a large amount would have garnered more attention.
The report that Apple secretly lobbied the Chinese government, citing internal documents and other sources, suggested that the promised investments would include using more Chinese-source components, inking deals with Chinese software makers, and investing directly in Chinese technology companies.
Additionally, the agreement reportedly included Apple's promise to "strictly abide by Chinese laws and regulations."
It claims that Cook personally visited China and 2016 and signed the five-year agreement with the Chinese government amid a rash of regulatory pushback in the country.
After allegedly signing the deal in 2016, Apple invested $1 billion in a Chinese ride-hailing company, set up research and development centers in the country, and moved iCloud data from Chinese users to domestic servers.
China, as the largest smartphone market in the world, is a critical region for Apple. Earlier in 2021, the Cupertino tech giant regained its title as the largest smartphone brand in the country for the first time since 2015.
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https://uyghurtribunal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/UT-judgment-version-for-approval-by-GN-07.25-2.pdf
H.R.6210 - Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6210It is amazing US Congress can pass an act without listing any verifiable evidence. This is democracy!
Not even pretending that distraction isn't the objective. Wear your bias and subversion with pride comrade!
Of course, it would be easier to verify if the PRC was an open society...
Have you served as a jury? These words are accusations that cannot be accepted by the court as evidence. This tribunal is full of low intelligence people.
The Tribunal isn't a criminal trial...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un/u-n-says-it-has-credible-reports-that-china-holds-million-uighurs-in-secret-camps-idUSKBN1KV1SU
Confirming what an ex-guard who escaped said:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/04/china/xinjiang-detective-torture-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
And number other reports:
Genocide finding:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/09/asia/china-uyghurs-xinjiang-genocide-report-intl-hnk/index.html
Organ harvesting:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/china-forcefully-harvests-organs-detainees-tribunal-concludes-n1018646
https://www.businessinsider.com/china-harvesting-organs-of-uighur-muslims-china-tribunal-tells-un-2019-9
Camps
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xinjiang_re-education_camps
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-rights-un/u-n-says-it-has-credible-reports-that-china-holds-million-uighurs-in-secret-camps-idUSKBN1KV1SU
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50511063
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/features/uighurs/
...there's so much smoke here it's not even a question of whether there's fire. China has an abysmal human rights record and if anything is only getting worse. The army of astroturfers tasked with muddying the waters will not make this go away.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/world/article-a-residential-school-system-in-china-is-stripping-tibetan-children-of/
The collective evidence is overwhelming that the PRC is engaged in widespread human rights violations, and yet here you and your Tankie pals are whinging about legislative process to distract. I'm guessing this distraction is the United Front Work Department's plan of action.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/29/leaked-papers-link-xinjiang-crackdown-with-china-leadership
That sure seems like solid journalism.
What the world thinks of the PRC;
https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2021/06/30/large-majorities-say-china-does-not-respect-the-personal-freedoms-of-its-people/
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2021/12/02/china-is-furious-about-bidens-democracy-summit-495283
and finally,
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/csis-trudeau-china-media-1.6270750
People like that will not accept any opinions or evidence that doesn't adhere to their opinion.
Like Trump's documents and contacts leading to his attempted coup? That kind of open society?