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Apple's Tim Cook Highlights Growth Amid China Tensions

3/22/2026

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Tim Cook, Apple CEO, praised Chinese developers and partners at the China Development Forum in Beijing amid People’s Daily criticism.
He noted Apple’s fee reductions for app developers in China amid antitrust scrutiny and stressed goals in innovation and green development.
Li Qiang, Premier of China, acknowledged Apple’s diversified supply chain and warned against politicizing industrial issues.
Apple’s China revenue rose 38% to $25.5 billion in the last holiday quarter.

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Tim Cook, Apple CEO, praised Chinese developers and partners at the China Development Forum in Beijing amid People’s Daily criticism.
He noted Apple’s fee reductions for app developers in China amid antitrust scrutiny and stressed goals in innovation and green development.
Li Qiang, Premier of China, acknowledged Apple’s diversified supply chain and warned against politicizing industrial issues.
Apple’s China revenue rose 38% to $25.5 billion in the last holiday quarter.